Chapter 19

[sinners_tongue]

Jack’s voice reverberated clearly through the door, a ghost of the richer voice of his father; he was orating, making a show of telling a story as though even the walls were listening. Typical; Jack was ever the silver-tongued prince of the stage whenever a woman was involved. More than likely, unsuspecting, ever gullible Nell Maloney had fallen to

Comments

[obfusc8er]

Been enjoying this story all along, but I have to say the verbal fencing in this chapter is especially fun.

[sparrowsupport]

Confession: the verbal fencing was especially fun to write! Elizabeth is one of the few characters (besides Barbossa) who can spar with Jack on an equal playing field. And as Jack so aptly put, they are Kettle Fish. Put them in close quarters and they're bound to be at each other's throats with verbal daggers.

Glad you liked it! And thanks for reading--they'll be more fencing to come.

Cheers!

[vis_venti]

Your story is so well written and in-character! And full of cliffhangers (that's cruel!).
My congrats to both writers, your story is amazing!

[sparrowsupport]

Thank you so much, that is kind praise indeed. So often it's difficult to capture of the voice of beloved characters, so to hear you say that you think it's in character is fantastic!

Be honest, you know that you love the cliff hangers! Who doesn't love to read a good cliff hanger? Like the time that Jack went after the...well, I suppose that will have to wait until next week ;)

Cheers and thanks for reading!

[vis_venti]

Pirate!!!

[freelke]

SOOO wonderful! I love this story, my only wish is thet there more frequent updates :) I can't get enough of this story. Great job really.

[sparrowsupport]

Thanks! So glad that you love the story so far. There's so much of the tale left to tell, so hopefully you'll stay with us.

You wish that we could update more often, I wish that I was a genie who could grant said wish. Alas, real life so often gets in the way of writing life.

LOTS and I will try to update in as timely a fashion as we can when life allows. Look for another update sometime soon.

Cheers and thanks for reading!

[azulada]

Those two are vicious as fighting dogs to each other!! So much the sweeter their reconciliation will be...hopefully. ;)

Poor William. He's up for the switch thanks to Jack! :(

Great going in this one, as usual.
I will be waiting.

[sparrowsupport]

If they reconcile...dun, dun, dun...(how's that for a cliff hanger ;) )

Alas, William being as young as he is, doesn't quite have a fine tuned sense of sound moral judgment quite yet. You might say that he has his mother's temper and his father's reckless need to run into danger headlong with his sword unsheathed.

Glad that you enjoyed the chapter and we appreciate your waiting. The wait will be reward soon.

Thanks again!

[azulada]

If they reconcile...dun, dun, dun...(how's that for a cliff hanger ;) )

EEP!

[compassrose7577]

It would seem I'll have to go to the end of the line to comment this evening! :)

Remarkably wonderful! The tension between these two is as in character as one could ever hope for. No one could ever survive around Jack for long without a sharp wit and a rapier tongue.

"I'll have to try to remember"....too hysterical for words. Busted again!

"The pride or the fall?"...a five word summation of his entire endeavor.

His taunts can verge on viscious, but not many jabs actually break the skin, because we all know what a good heart lurks within.

I saw this posted this morning, but I kept it as my carrot in front of the donkey until I got to the hotel room tonight (11 1/2 drive later). A few hot cookies from the lobby and my evening has been complete!!

Thank you again!!!..........Kerry

[sparrowsupport]

Hi Kerry!

What are you doing driving 11 1/2 hours?! I'm surprised you even had the strength to read! But I appreciate the effort all the more.

Thanks for saying you thought the tension was in character--that means a lot!

Pride or the fall--it applies to them both doesn't it? You might say they both have a little pride and some prejudice intertwined in their characters...oh wait, wrong story... ;)

Thanks for reading, and I hope to have another update of your story soon! I keep checking with baited breath.

Regards!

Ashley

[compassrose7577]

Any day now! My beta fairy has been under the weather and in 100 degree weather.

I'm waiting breathlessly as well, I don't like to make people wait so long.