He took care not to glance too long at her but had to do a double take as his eyes travelled up from her skirt to her untucked blouse. The sleeves had... been rolled up and the buttons undone nearly halfway down her torso so that the teacher had no doubt about the colour of her bra – she wasn't wearing one. In her hands she held her school jacket, the one thing that had been covering her up outside in the corridor. Steeling her courage, she tossed it aside and walked towards Mr. Slater. He. Where was my father? He would have all these men flogged, including that incompetent captain! Just as I thought this the door opened and Captain Newman entered. I relaxed and tried to calm myself. For the first time since the storm I saw the captain up close and I was astonished to see how old he looked. He looked ancient, tired and beaten and waiting to die. "I am sorry for what has happened, my dear. But God controls the oceans, not Man." "You are speaking of the storm, captain? The. "Why do I have towear this?" he argued dolefully, already feeling rather defeated afterhaving to acknowledge his only options was to wear a dress for the day."Because you can't wear a dress like that one without a bra" his mom toldhim. She didn't really have a good argument but he didn't know that andhe was already losing his will to fight. Once the bra had been fastened,she adjusted the shoulder straps to fit. She notices that Luke wentrather pliable, almost willing, once she got the bra on. I’m no expert, but I was reasonably sure I saw Wind Song let Nick place his hands on her before ... when I again saw Nick on his back.Nick got up, facing Wind Song, and formally bowed, which Wind Song returned. Then, he turned to face me. Then, with his usual straight face, he said, “I don’t believe I can help these girls advance any further.”For once, the girls did not giggle. Instead, both gave Nick a deep bow, which Nick returned, then he made his way out.I simply stood there, stunned.Lesson.