"Philadelphia will fall and the war will be over, and we can all breathe freely again." He managed a seldom-seen smile."Do you really think so, Father..." asked Priscilla, her hand on her young husband's forearm. "One of our dearest friends is leaving, selling everything. We purchased their fine pianoforte. Got it for a song, as they say." Heading for Canada are they?" asked Anne."No," said Dulany, "sailing for Charleston, have some kin down that way, rice growers I believe. Loyal to the very. " Valenora Fuller lay flat on her stomach looking at the group working on a large military style scout ship. Others milled about round the ship, some setting up a camp. From their vantage point on a small wooded ridge overlooking the ship they could spy on the new arrivals without being seen."They're not Grojan are they?" Diana asked, an edge to her voice.Nora, as her friends called her, twisted back to look at the others. "How should I know Di, I've never seen one before, have you?" No. “Morales, I’m going to tell you something that I have never even told Diana — yet. At least not straight out. Somehow, I’ve fallen in love with Ship. Yeah. Yeah, I know. It sounds crazy, but I swear I can feel her in my mind even when we aren’t physically close to each other. I can feel her love for me, just as I can Diana’s or Little One’s or any of my wives. And don’t you fucking laugh.”“Jeff,” Morales said with a chuckle, despite his trying to hold it back, “if you could see your face right. If you can’t provide me with a plausible explanation I’m going for a divorce. I need a wife I can trust and if you can’t assure me that you’re trustworthy we are finished. I don’t want to go ahead and start a family and then find out you can’t honor your marriage vows and are willing to spread your legs for someone else. So tell me.’ She suddenly started crying and I had my answer. God, I didn’t want to lose this woman but I could see no other solution. ‘Okay, that’s it. I’ll spend the night in.