“Then a terrible lot of banging and commotion that seemed to be coming right down the companionway toward their door. The colonel jumped up and took off toward it in his navy pajamas (with gray piping), but Stella grabbed her white terry robe (with the Chinese collar), to put on over her rose-colored silks before following after. She got there just in time to see Gerald tumble into the room with such a horrified expression, her first thought was that Captain Stuart had passed on, and already beg...un to haunt them for wrecking his boat. A thought she stoutly rejected, considering her new-found faith that God could—and would—save her from anything so frightening. If she would only ask. Except she didn't get a moment to. Not ten seconds later, a staggering form emerged out of the dark passageway, and grabbed Gerald from behind, eliciting such agonizing shrieks and moans, that Stella screamed (she couldn't help it), and darted behind the huge protective bulk of her husband as he grappled to separate the two.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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