The Wrecker Chapter 11 - In Which Jim and I Take Different Ways

In which the restless dawn finds our party embroiled in the bustling preparations for a voyage marked by a curious blend of business and personal ceremony, as new command is taken aboard the shabby Norah Creina and a hopeful marriage is consummated amid the ship’s disorder. With a mixture of apprehension and ardour, the vessel sets forth into the grey morning, bearing with it the weight of impending enterprise and farewells, as the silent city fades behind the veiled horizon.