I got back outside of the novel for a while. The character who was reading it to two other characters suggested they stop and start again the next morning. Only one of the characters shows up, and they start without her. I'm really curious as to why she didn't show up. As the reader said, "Miss Bunnage as well must have found the tale rather cumbersome and the dialogue poor, and that it was simply was not worth the effort to come here this morning-" (76). Is this really the reason she didn't come? Or did something happen to her to prevent her from coming? I have to wait quite a while to find out, if I do at all. It is a shame, because she promised she'd tell the other character what she knew of the book and her interpretation of it. I guess that will never be found out either.
Back into the second novel, something really dramatic happened. The second-in-command Kerrigan has been becoming more and more depressed and continuously drinking excessively. The reason for this is unknown. Maybe he is homesick, or just tired of sailing. One day when he was denied alcohol, he threw the cellist overboard, and threatened to do the same with Florence Bonington. Arledge finally managed to calm him down. Then the men attacked him and he stabbed the captain with a knife. The reason he did this was most likely because of the drinking. If there are other factors involved in this, they are unknown to me.
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