. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . HOW I EARNED MY PASSAGE 21 withstand such waves as would be met with in the ocean,can be believed when you remember that she was onehalf the size of the Goodspeed, which we counted aship. HOW I EARNED MY PASSAGE Captain Smith, mymaster, found plenty ofwork for me duringthe weeks before the fleetsailed. He had manymatters to be set downin writing, and because of mymothers care in teaching me touse the quill, I was able, or so itseemed to me, to be of no littleaid to him in those busy days,when it was as if he must dotwo or three things a
. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . HOW I EARNED MY PASSAGE 21 withstand such waves as would be met with in the ocean,can be believed when you remember that she was onehalf the size of the Goodspeed, which we counted aship. HOW I EARNED MY PASSAGE Captain Smith, mymaster, found plenty ofwork for me duringthe weeks before the fleetsailed. He had manymatters to be set downin writing, and because of mymothers care in teaching me touse the quill, I was able, or so itseemed to me, to be of no littleaid to him in those busy days,when it was as if he must dotwo or three things at the sametime in order to bring his business to an end. I learned during that time to care very dearly forthis valiant soldier, who could, when the fit was on him,be as tender and kind as a girl, and again, when hewas crossed, as stern a man as one might find in allLondon town. Because of my labors, and it pleased me greatly that. 22 RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN I could do somewhat toward forwarding the adventure,I had no time in which to search for my friend,Nathaniel Peacock, although I did not cease to hopethat he would try to find me. I had parted with him in the city, and he knew rightwell where I was going; yet, so far as I could learn, hehad never come to Blackwall. I had no doubt but that I could find him in the city,and it was in my mind, at the first opportunity, to seekhim out, if for no other reason than that we might partas comrades should, for he had been a true friend tome when my heart was sore; but from the moment thesailors began to put the cargo on board the SusanConstant and the Goodspeed, I had no chance to wanderaround Blackwall, let alone journeying to Londontown. WHEN THE FLEET SET SAIL Then came the twentieth of December, when wewere to set sail, and great was the rejoicing among thepeople, who believed that we would soon build up acity in the new world, which would be of great wealthand advant
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