Kidnapped Chapter 5 - I Go to the Queen’s Ferry

In which the young narrator, despite the chill and his uncle’s hostile schemes, ventures towards the Queen’s Ferry accompanied by a weather-beaten cabin-boy, encountering tales of rough seas and cruel masters aboard the brig Covenant. Here, amid the bustle of ship preparations and the stark realities of maritime life, he resolves firmly against boarding the feared vessel, while his uncle contemplates their next move.