I grin at her. "Poor chap couldn't get a seat apparently. Really crowded. Had to stand the whole three hours. Can you imagine, Em?" Emma laughs. "Oh n.... The poor thing! And here's us with all this room." It's true. We've had a compartment pretty much to ourselves, spent most of the journey reclining opposite each other across two seats. Emma's still in this position now. "Life's not fair, is it, honey?" she giggles and she treats herself to a last luxurious stretch, arms together and over her. 5 "7". Long, black hair. Blue eyes. Rose: 18 years old. 5 "8". Semi-long, brown hair, usually kept in a ponytail. Blue eyes (like her mother and sister). I'm writing this because I know they'll be sending me off soon, but before that happens I have to tell you how it all started. It was not my fault and I had no intention of things turning out like this. they just sort of did. I'm sure that if you hadn't left that week, these chains of events wouldn't have happened. "How long will you be away?". Dolly came at the call of her name. She came in as if she was expecting trouble. "Yes, Mrs. Hinkle? You wanted to see me?" Mary smiled at her, and told her, "Come on around here, Honey. I just wanted to talk at ya fer a minute." She rounded the desk and stood like a little girl expecting to be spanked. She, when Dolly came to stand by her chair, put her arm around the girl's waist. "Ya know, Sweetie. In ways ya remind me of myself too many years ago to worry about. You are more like my oldest. Everyone in the invading force had felt the sun's power during their seven-hour forced march from the overnight bivouac to where the enemy waited, in his prepared position, overlooking the eastern branch of the Potomac. The 85th, plus three battalions of line infantry and two of Royal Marines, had made short work of the defenders, most of whom had fled after the first exchange of fire. A few rounds of Congreve rockets fired by Cockburn's sailors had started the rout.Some must have stayed and.