The Wabbit and Lapinette watched Jenny the
Pirate as she stood akimbo and swayed her body back just like a pirate
should. Everyone was desperate to hear the next bit of story, but they stayed
very quiet until Captain Jenny began again. Rabbit Jenny watched the harbour from an attic window in the ratty old hotel, but she did watch. Never a night
passed when she didn’t. Her eyes grew tired and her limbs
grew weary but she wouldn’t give up. Night after night she watched while the
hotel guests slumbered. Long after the dubious deeds were done and the dock
became deserted, she continued her vigil and she missed nothing." Pirate Jenny
stopped, took another swig of rum then frowned at her empty glass. The Wabbit hopped forward
and quickly refilled it while Pirate Jenny continued. "Her task seemed unending. But one night when the moon crept behind the
shadows, a shape appeared on the distant horizon and came quietly closer. Rabbit Jenny
looked far out to sea and when she saw it, her heart slammed three times
under her fur." Jenny slammed her glass three times on the table and when everyone jumped, she smiled. "She went swiftly to a small cupboard, took out a special hat
and put it on her head. Then she slid open a drawer and from a recess at the
back extracted a flower made from red cloth. Carefully pinning the flower
to her hat, she turned to watch as the shape cut through the limpid waters like
a knife. It made no sound whatsoever and Rabbit Jenny kept watching. But she
got ready to move."