not even the mother hens clucked around their chicks as much as he did around me . i should n't have said that to her , should n't have brought it up . chapter two as eight am ; chimed from a ships bell in the harbour , they tossed him into a cell , slammed and locked the door , and left him . i was obsessed with boats and ships when i was younger . she gently kissed him on the cheek and there was clear surprise on his face , then recognition as the two started to chat . 