With their lanterns nearby, Charlotte and Lem settled once more into an old habit. Happily familiar, it gave them a chance to think with their hands busy.Today, both knew something unusual would be expected.Charlotte began by saying they'd been told Ned Bigelow was once in line for an inheritance, though that would now go back to Philadelphia—and, that Magdalene was the boy's mother. When she'd finished, Lem whooped from the next stall.“There's something I never expected to hear!”“Do you think Ned knew?”“If he did know about his mother, he never said. As long as I've known him, he's been worried about money. So as for this inheritance, I'd say probably not. Though I'm sure he wished for one.”“Oh?”“He and Jonah never had much, and he talked about going off one day, traveling by sea, exploring places he's read about. He often asks Mr. Pratt for old newspapers, or the London Gentleman's Magazine, which sometimes gets left behind by the guests. Stories about pirates and the like, he sometimes reads aloud.”As the milk continued to shoot, Lem fell silent, possibly considering his own future, which was far from sure.“You know Ned goes to Boar Island?”
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