Golden Island

John Funke

Description

In 1529, Martin leaves his life in Spain to join an adventure to the New World. He soon discovers things were not to be as they were promised, as abominable hardship is the daily fare. When the New World is finally reached, the Spaniards find a strange and exotic, but welcoming culture that is seen as vulnerable for pillage and conquest. Martin soon finds a young person on the island and they become friends despite the obvious Spanish intentions. Soon, a love interest between Martin and the new friend's sister complicates things.

Sujets

• Adventure (Guyana)
• Adventure

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 25 novembre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785383298
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Contents

Pubîser ïnormaîon                  îî

Caper One                       1 Caper Two                      27 Caper hree                      45 Caper Four                      66 Caper Fîve                       87 Caper Sîx                       100 Caper Seven                      116 Caper Eîg                      135 Caper Nîne                      155

Aso Avaîabe                      181

he Golden Island

Jon Funke

PublisHer Information

Pubîsed în 2015 by Andrews UK Lîmîed wwwandrewsukcom he rîg o Jon Funke o be îdenîIed as e auor o îs work as been assered în accordance wî e Copyrîg, Desîgns and Paens Ac 1998 Copyrîg © 2015 Jon Funke A rîgs reserved No par o îs pubîcaîon may be reproduced, sored în a rerîeva sysem, or ransmîed, în any orm or by any means wîou e prîor wrîen permîssîon o e pubîser, nor be oerwîse cîrcuaed în any orm o bîndîng or cover oer an a în wîc î îs pubîsed and wîou a sîmîar condîîon beîng împosed on e subsequen purcaser Any person wo does so may be îabe o crîmîna prosecuîon and cîvî caîms or damages A caracers appearîng în îs work are Icîîous Any resembance o rea persons, îvîng or dead, îs purey coîncîdena

CHapter One

he musîc was reacîng îs cîmax he rymîc drummîng seemed o drown e sound o a însrumens excep e seducîve um o e crumorns and e waîîng sawms Mos o e resîdens o Cadîz, used o suc specaces, ooked on îndugeny, î no îndîfereny a e drunken beavîor o e saîors and eîr women as ey danced wanony wîe some engaged îndîscreey în normay unaccepabe acs o edonîsm Mîngîng în e crowd, over-anîmaed cerîcs Irs crîed or moderaîon and emperance, en reaîzîng ow uîe a pea was, began owîng promîses o Dîvîne rerîbuîon Andro, e Capaîn Genera, ad aready aken e ead Hîs was e Irs sîp o ît ancor wî e rîsîng îde he musîcîans suddeny were ordered o sop, and wî e sînge bas o a arge orn rom e lee commander’s sîp, e bawdîness was done he saîors ranîcay scurrîed rom e revery, runnîng o board eîr assîgned sîps, es ey mîss e deparure and us aî în eîr obîgaîons o eîr sîps’ capaîns, and o Hîs Majesy, Kîng Cares o Spaîn hîs was o be e Irs voyage o e New Word or Pedro Andro în îs new posîîon o Capaîn Genera, avîng jus receîved îs commîssîon rom e poweru Duke o Savaa, wo în urn spoke dîrecy or e Spanîs Crown Andro ad been o e New Word wîce beore, bo îmes as capaîn o îs own sîp he venure îs îme was o be dîferen or îm owever; as însead o sîmpy saîîng wes unî and was me, e was o ead a lee o sîps sou-wes, roug e passage e Poruguese named ater eîr ero Magean, en nor o new dîscoverîes Andro was a seasoned sodîer wî a repuaîon or ruess expedîency here was no doub în e mînds o e Roya House o Hapsburg as o e oruîous oucome o îs voyage here were eeven sîps în a, o wîc wo were arge carracks uy aden wî a majorîy o e lee’s provîsîons One ad mos

o e ood and exra waer, undreds o cîckens, scores o seep, goas and swîne, aong wî îry orses he orses were gîven e specîa, bu necessary, provîsîon o suspensîon sîngs o keep em rom osîng eîr ooîng on e roîng sîp and breakîng eîr egs he oer carrack, e lagsîp, or Capîana, carrîed e Capaîn Genera, îs saf and an army o one undred sodîers he oer nîne sîps were îger caraves, manned by crews o weny eac, pus oicers and a sîp’s prîes he proporîon o sîps în e lee and e aocaîon o e provîsîons were e braîncîd o e Duke o Savaa wo, oug no an experîenced marîner, ancîed îmse as a brîîan acîcîan and însîsed Andro adere o îs pan he Duke reasoned e lagsîp, represenîng e Kîng o Spaîn, soud be as “dîgnîIed” as possîbe; îs mean o îm a î ceraîny soud no sme o îvesock ï a e anîmas Ied one bîg sîp, a e men, save e ones necessary or a crew, ad o be on e oer He e e îger caraves were essenîa because eîr saow drat enabed em o come cose o sore wîou goîng aground he caraves carrîed some o eîr own provîsîons or îs voyage o unknown duraîon, bu no a hey woud încreasîngy become dependen on e lee’s suppy sîp as îme wen on he Duke e îs înerdependence woud be an încenîve or good seamansîp as separaîon rom e lee woud ceraîny be dîsasrous or any gîven sîp ï was paînuy obvîous o a e experîenced seamen e laws and oy o îs pan, bu e Duke woud îsen o no one, no even îs new Capaîn Genera, wo meeky acquîesced wen e was buny reaened wî beîng repaced ater voîcîng îs dîsapprova So î was îs day în Marc 1529 e grea lee depared Cadîz, over ree undred men on eeven sîps, wo uy aden carracks and nîne caraves, one o ese caraves e Duquesa Hermosa

Marîn AbuaIa decîded o ake a break rom îs assîgned duy o caukîng an area o e deck and sood enranced, wacîng e cîy o Cadîz ade în e dîsance he sun was seîng în e wes aead

o e lee, and î sone on e saîs o e sîps aggîng beînd e Duquesa Hermosa, makîng em gow wî a rosy ue Marîn was relecîng on e day’s evens and e beauy o e scene wen îs serenîy was abrupy înerruped as e was bruay sapped on îs ear rom beînd Saggerîng and urnîng o ace îs aacker, e cas îs eyes or e Irs îme on Rojas, e dreaded Irs mae o e Duquesa Hermosa Marîn ad never seen îm beore, bu due o overeard conversaîons, e însîncîvey knew a once wo îs man was hîs sadîsîc beas was a man o wom î was saîd woud geeuy log a saîor or e eas înracîon, and someîmes ou o caprîce even row an accused ofender overboard Marîn knew îe more o îm an a, bu wa e surey knew was e coud î aford o be on îs man’s bad sîde “Boy! ï don’ know wa you înk sîp’s work îs, bu you are abou o Ind ou! Repor o Saakîm în e bîge You seem o ave oo muc îme on your ands, you sacker!” “ï’m sorry, Señor Rojas! ï was ony” “Excuses!” screamed Rojas, knockîng Marîn o e deck wî a punc o îs ces “ï wan no excuses! Never agaîn gîve an excuse ï ave ways o dea wî e îkes o you Repor o Saakîm beow în e bîge now!” Marîn scrambed o îs ee and eaded beow deck, bîîng îs îp and wîpîng away ears hîs încîden wî Rojas served as a rude awakenîng or e young man He aready ad some mîsgîvîngs abou sîgnîng on o îs voyage ater e saw e rîbad acîvîy o e sîps’ company on e sore prîor o deparure He wasn’ oay naîve abou e decaden beavîor o mankînd, bu e was socked and rîgened by wa e saw and eard, no knowîng wa e soud do o dea wî î Wen a e revery ad sared, e kep îmse secuded în e background, opîng no o be orced îno some înescapabe sîuaîon e eared mîg someow jeopardîze îs îmmora sou Marîn was deaîng wî a uge crîsîs în îs îe as î was He was în despaîr over wa e saw as crue and barbarîc beavîor

on e par o îs beoved Curc în e way îs învesîgaory arm, e ïnquîsîîon, was deaîng wî accused ereîcs and e convered Jews wo were suspeced o sî secrey pracîcîng eîr prîor aî For e weny years e ad been on e ear, e ad observed wî dîsmay e ways e Curc reaed ose î saw as a rea o îs orodoxy He rîed o Ind ways o saîsacorîy expaîn away ese acs o e ïnquîsîîon: e garîs sow rîas, e subsequen Auos da Fe, e muîaîons and burnîngs He ad been raîsed by erveny reîgîous parens wo woud never dream o quesîonîng e Curc on poîns o docrîne or ceraîny e way î aced oward ose seen as evî, and ey expeced e same rom îm Hîs sensîbîîîes began o awaken prooundy wîe e was away sudyîng în Madrîd a e Unîversîy he more e read and earned, e ess îs aî made sense How coud e God e was aug o worsîp counenance suc acs o savagery oward înnocens, commîed by e Curc ounded în Hîs name? hîs împossîbe probem ae away a îm, drîvîng îm o uer despaîr He e e was beîng orn o pîeces by demons, eac puîng îs mînd în a dîferen dîrecîon Wo am ï o quesîon e Curc? How can God aow e Curc o commî evî? A, bu îs e burnîng o ereîcs necessarîy evî? Do ï dare coness ese ougs o a prîes? ï ï do, wî e undersand, or wî ï en end up on a sake myse? Or, î no, and ï do no coness, wî ï însead burn în e wen ï dîe? ïn an ac o desperaîon, Marîn et Madrîd and wen ome o îs amîy în Zaragoza Araîd o admî o anyone e acua cause o îs rusraîon, e saîd e was pannîng o gîve up e Unîversîy and joîn e prîesood hîs abrîcaed ae coud ony ave îe or a sor wîe, so e knew e ad o ac quîcky He appened o mee wî a amîy rîend a an înn, wo, wî enoug pryîng, successuy dîscerned e source o Marîn’s dîemma he rîend counseed îm o sîgn on o a sîp and saî away on a opeuy brîe, bu ceraîny dîversîonary advenure A sep suc as îs woud assuredy gîve îm ampe îme o sor ou and reconcîe

îs rusraîons hîs rîend ad an acquaînance în Cadîz wo coud arrange or îm a pace on a sîp He gave Marîn a eer o înroducîon o presen o îs person în Cadîz, en wîsed îm Godspeed Marîn’s înenîons were a sock o ose wo knew îm Here was a devou, braîny, and îdeaîsîc young man wî a Ine upbrîngîng, never known o be ras or o ac împusîvey, now appareny rowîng everyîng în îs îe away o be par o some wîd advenure o wîc e knew noîng Reucany, Marîn’s parens gave eîr bessîng and sen îm on îs way, opîng e woud someow come o îs senses and reurn o em înac Marîn presened îs eer o înroducîon în Cadîz and was assîgned o a sîp He was gîven promîses o advenure and probabe rîces în reurn or îs servîces Hîs ack o marîîme experîence? “No probem!” He woud be assîgned a sîp’s oicer o sudy under hîs oicer woud careuy menor îm în e ar o e marîner He woud emerge rom îs advenure a beer man – a seasoned saîor – a man o e word! Marîn sîgned on o e carave Duquesa Hermosa, one o a lee o sîps, e was od, desîned or a grea advenure în e New Word he Duquesa’s capaîn was Juan Aruzza; known as a aîr and kîndy man, Marîn was assured; ceraîny no one beer o saî wî under e Spanîs lag Marîn was conIden e ad made a e rîg decîsîons Soon îngs woud be aîng îno pace Yes, a new dawn în îs îe was abou o break! “Saakîm!” Marîn yeed as e arrîved beow deck “Saakîm – ï am ookîng or Saakîm” “here,” a gruf voîce wî an unamîîar accen sounded “he one în e urban” Marîn ooked around în e dank od, barey î by a sma anern “Saakîm?” “Wa îs î?”

“ï am o repor o you Señor Rojas sen me o” “Rojas? Wa dîd you do o anger Rojas?” auged Saakîm “How do you know ï angered îm?” asked Marîn “No one îs sen o me excep or punîsmen So wa dîd you do?” “He says ï am a sacker ï was ony resîng or a mînue rom my job wen” “Resîng? You were resîng? Rojas saw you resîng?” Saakîm and e oer man a e bîge we began o aug “You’ve done or yourse now, my rîend,” saîd Saakîm ï ooks îke you ave a new job” “Wa do you mean?” asked Marîn appreensîvey “Sow îm, Heberg,” saîd Saakîm o e second man “You see e round pî on e boom – e waer?” asked e man wî e srange accen “Yes, î’s amos oo dark ere, bu ï see î” “You see e ande?” “Yes” “You work e ande up and down You do î as enoug, e waer în ere says ow and noîng ges we You sow down and e waer rîses Rojas comes down ere and sees e waer oo îg, e îs me or cus my ood ï woud ave o bea you o make myse ee beer ï woud ave o ea your ood o make up or mîne Saakîm woud be angry oo ï ae o înk wa e woud do o you You need o ge în e we and work e ande – now!” Obedîeny, Marîn crouced down o maneuver îmse o îs prescrîbed ocaîon He rîpped, bumped îs ead, and en wîsed îs knee Howîng în agony, e eîcîed even more auger rom Saakîm and Heberg “ï can ardy see,” proesed Marîn “You wî earn o work în e dark – ï ave,” saîd Heberg “And or Saakîm, î’s aways dark!” rasped e man în e urban as e rus îs ead cose o Marîn, sowîng a scarred ace wî sunken cavîîes were once ere were eyes