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Chapters (73)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. PART ONE
  4. ONE
  5. TWO
  6. THREE
  7. FOUR
  8. FIVE
  9. SIX
  10. SEVEN
  11. EIGHT
  12. NINE
  13. TEN
  14. ELEVEN
  15. PART TWO
  16. TWELVE
  17. THIRTEEN
  18. FOURTEEN
  19. FIFTEEN
  20. SIXTEEN
  21. SEVENTEEN
  22. EIGHTEEN
  23. NINETEEN
  24. TWENTY
  25. TWENTY-ONE
  26. TWENTY-TWO
  27. TWENTY-THREE
  28. TWENTY-FOUR
  29. TWENTY-FIVE
  30. TWENTY-SIX
  31. TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. TWENTY-NINE
  34. THIRTY
  35. THIRTY-ONE
  36. THIRTY-TWO
  37. PART THREE
  38. THIRTY-THREE
  39. THIRTY-FOUR
  40. THIRTY-FIVE
  41. THIRTY-SIX
  42. THIRTY-SEVEN
  43. THIRTY-EIGHT
  44. THIRTY-NINE
  45. FORTY
  46. FORTY-ONE
  47. FORTY-TWO
  48. FORTY-THREE
  49. FORTY-FOUR
  50. PART FOUR
  51. FORTY-FIVE
  52. FORTY-SIX
  53. FORTY-SEVEN
  54. FORTY-EIGHT
  55. FORTY-NINE
  56. FIFTY
  57. FIFTY-ONE
  58. FIFTY-TWO
  59. FIFTY-THREE
  60. PART FIVE
  61. FIFTY-FOUR
  62. FIFTY-FIVE
  63. FIFTY-SIX
  64. FIFTY-SEVEN
  65. FIFTY-EIGHT
  66. FIFTY-NINE
  67. SIXTY
  68. SIXTY-ONE
  69. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  70. Keep Reading …
  71. About the Author
  72. Also by Barbara Taylor Bradford
  73. About the Publisher

Patrick breathed a sigh of relief and settled more easily in the bed. At one moment, he pushed himself up on an elbow and peered at Eileen. In the dim light of the room, he could see she was fast asleep. This further calmed him; he worried a lot about her health and watched her constantly because of her frailty.

Patrick Michael Kennedy was aware of his Irish good looks and that women were immediately drawn to him. He even knew he had a certain kind of charisma which was quite unique.

Yet for all that, he was not vain. He was not a philanderer, nor had he ever taken advantage of women. In fact, he loved Eileen very much and was devoted to her.

Other women he met, when he was out and about and working, held no interest for him. His wife was it, and no one else mattered. Except for his newly arrived nephew. Blackie had always been special to him, and after the heartbreak of his sister and her husband dying, and then their poor children William and Bronagh as well, he was thrilled to have been able to bring Blackie to Leeds.

Blackie would be his helper and his heir to the business; he would be company for him, too, and also for Eileen. At last they would be a little family … only the three of them, but a family, nonetheless. They were bound together by blood and the past and their ancestry.

By nature, Patrick was a gentle man, kind, thoughtful and compassionate, and always concerned for others. The navy meant a lot to him. He still recalled that day he had gone to the recruiting office in Leeds and joined up. He had wanted to be a sailor for as long as he could remember, and was proud of himself and of his uniform when he had enlisted. He was just sixteen years old. Too young to join, so he forged his father’s signature.

The first day he was on duty, he knew he had made the right choice. He loved the discipline, the daily regime and the camaraderie of his fellow ratings. He found he enjoyed the company of men and worked well with them. He was truly devoted to the drills, the various daily routines, and in general the running of a huge battleship. It took hundreds and hundreds of men like him to properly cope with such an enormous vessel.