Despite the storm and the wild cold, Angelique could not help smiling. But the Captain of the Goldsboro was made of steel and stubbornness, and this was encouraging. And now the adventure, in which she herself got involved, seemed to be another insane decision that would lead her nowhere in the end. She has been on her own for too long to just believe. Language: English Words: 33,128 Chapters: 17/17 Comments: 87 Kudos: 20 Bookmarks: 2 Hits: 298 But what else could she do? How else could she survive without faith, love, and home? Series At least there lingered a ghost of hope that a mysterious pirate in a black cloak would come for her, snatch her from the clutches of those faithful servants of Allah, would whisper some fairy tales to her, and she would fall asleep, lulled by his voice and the singing of waves that gently rocked the ship.Īngelique brushed away her tears and stood up: in vain she had been indulging in melancholy, miracles were not going to happen, and it was a sin for her to believe in them.
Angelique, in all honesty, would have preferred this measured life here to hot days spent in Fez, when she reclined on pillows embroidered with golden threads and gorged on sweet dates. The castle was crowded with servants, noisy with children's laughter, with the antics of Florimon, entertaining his favorite, Charles-Henri, and terribly lonely. Elinie Fandoms: Angélique Marquise des Anges - Anne & Serge Golon
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