chapter 39 lieutenant james emerson fletcher onboard hms dolphin en route to kingston , jamaica jacky faber onboard the nancy b. alsop en route to havana , cuba my dearest jacky , for once i am actually penning this letter instead of just making it up in my mind , for there is the very good chance , god willing , that i will see you again in a week and you might actually read it , unlike those many others i have written and sent out on the winds of chance .