Chapter 117 The Swelling Sea

• When Mack had gone, Layla took the things to her cabin, wondering if she would ever be able to bring herself to ask Alfred where the sundress had come from and how it had ended up on the ship.
• Holding up the flag. She looked at it, twisting her head, trying to think what it could possibly mean, but she wasn't even sure which was the right way up.
• Usually, Alfred ate alone in his cabin, but that evening, he came to eat in the saloon with the crew. He must have had a go at Ken about burning his food, because tonight, Ken gave him a pork chop so underdone that it was still bright pink. The rest of the crew took to a succulent beef casserole with jacket potatoes, followed by spotted dick and custard that Layla had made for dessert. Alfred got a tin of rice pudding.