Chapter 21: Lavina and the Captain

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​⁠As the day wore on, 'Tana became more nervous and restless. With the dark, that man was to come for the gold she had promised.

Lyster brought it to her, part in money, part in free gold, and as he laid it on the couch, she looked at him strangely.

"How much you trust me when you never even ask what I am to do with all this!" she said. "Yet it is enough to surprise you."

"Yes, it is," he agreed. "But