To Have & To Hold by Mary Johnson Chapter 15 Page 16

Captain Percy, that made you break tryst with a lady? You should go to court, sir, to be taught gallantry.”

“Where should a wife go to be taught obedience?” I demanded. “You know where I went and why I could not keep tryst. Why did you not obey my orders?”

She opened wide her eyes. “Your orders? I never received any, — not that I should have obeyed them if I had. Know where you went? I know neither why nor where you went!”

I leaned my hand upon the table, and looked from her to Diccon.

“I was sent by the Governor to quell a disturbance amongst the nearest Indians. The woods today have been full of danger. Moreover, the plan that we made yesterday was overheard by the