The Pirate Woman by A E Dingle Chapter 6 Page 10

skull with pearls for teeth like the altar brooch of Dolores. And Tomlin, for all his expressed scorn, was tingling with ardent desire for such piquant beauty and vivacity as Pascherette’s. If such a creature were the slave, then what could the mistress be? He assumed a more complaisant attitude, and added his vote: “A good way of passing away this odious calm spell, Venner. Let us go.”

“Where is this great queen, my Colossus?” Venner asked.

“I will lead thee to her presence,” replied Milo. “Thy boat will take us there in a few moments. Further on, beyond that point, the ship may lie safely in the haven.”

Venner called his sailing master, and together they examined the chart. It showed a sand-bar