The Piazza Tales Chapter 5 - The Encantadas - Sketch Sixth. Barrington Isle and the Buccaneers.

In which the wildness of Charles’s Island is depicted as a haven for runaway sailors and desperate souls, where lawlessness reigns beneath the guise of liberty, and the sea’s deceptive lights warn mariners to keep their distance. In the lonely solitude of Norfolk Isle, a poignant human drama unfolds as stranded souls strive against fate, their tale quietly witnessed by the attentive eyes of passing sailors drawn by a fluttering handkerchief of distress.