Of course, it wasn’t a fact how Shadie came into possession of the house at Warping Leer, and it was only rumoured he had loaned the previous owner a sum, knowing it couldn’t be paid, and raised the interest by precipitous degrees until the poor man either faced debtors’ prison or relinquish ownership at a knockdown price. He chose the latter and Shadie moved in.
It was a strange house with neither a true right-angle nor a straight line. Its load bearing beams had been acquired from the docks and had once been integral parts of the fleet, and during extremes of weather, the timbers groaned, cracked and creaked, as if the ghosts of the ships they had been were recalling great voyages across the tropics, or a particularly bad storm.
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I am not sure how to share my post for the prompt: Here is the link, https://wordpress.com/post/godisiam.net/841
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I have found the post on your site, but for future reference, you need to post the link to the original prompt post…and the link should look like this: https://godisiam.net/2019/05/04/centuries-old/ The one you left takes me only to an error page. 🙂
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Sue, thank so much! I have a lot to learn yet on blogging and posting. I appreciate the opportunity you offer to write to a prompt. I enjoy your site and the authors you welcome to post. LOL…I am just starting to come out of my box. Have a blessed weekend. mary
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I hope you will join us more often, Mary 🙂
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