“Thissickensme。”Isaid。“Let’sgoondeckandbreathe。”
Thecaptainnodded。“ItISkindoflonely,isn’tit?”hesaid。
“ButIcan’tgouptillIgetthecodesignals。Iwanttorunup’GotLeft’orsomething,justtobrightenupthisislandhome。
CaptainTrenthasn’tbeenhereyet,buthe’lldropinbeforelong;
andit’llcheerhimuptoseeasignalonthebrig。”