by Terry Waite
There was loud cheering at this announcement.
‘Also, they assure me that they will be back for the second leg of this voyage when as many of us as possible will join together to visit the other half of the world. Now dear friends, I ask you to raise your glasses and drink to the health and prosperity of Justin and Angela, Fennington and Dora.’
Glasses were raised and their health was drunk.
‘There will be no further speeches from me tonight,’ said the Captain. ‘May I wish you all a peaceful rest and all the best until we meet again.’
‘Ee, what a lovely evening,’ sighed Alice when the couple had returned to their Balcony Suite. ‘We ought to make an effort to go to the weddings, Albert, and we really should try to come back.’
‘Aye,’ said Albert, as he removed his black boots, which were hurting him. He tied his pyjama trouser cord into a large bow and climbed into bed.
‘I think we must,’ he yawned, as he switched out the bedside light. ‘As long as we can afford it, mind. I think we must.’
THE END
Acknowledgments
Special thanks are due to: Jenny Coles who braved several storms and did all the donkey work on the script, Joan Deitch who was an excellent copy editor and my publisher Humfrey Hunter who was always encouraging and helped me avoid many a shipwreck.
Terry Waite CBE
Suffolk, 2015
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