Drabble challenge: pardon. "Not Fair"
99 words, with title
from the personal log of Lieutenant Andrew Gillette, Port Royal
Astonishing how much easier it is to gain pardon for great crime than small.
A dissolute brigand wreaks havoc for decades on all manner of persons and properties; and scandalous pamphlets circulate extolling his low cunning and daring escapes.
A naive apprentice's impulsive theft of valuable Royal Navy property results in its total destruction; he receives clemency and is welcomed to the bosom of the most exalted (such as it is) family of the island.
One untoward quip about a mermaid, and you can never live it down.
feedback and constructive criticism appreciated by Felaine
from the personal log of Lieutenant Andrew Gillette, Port Royal
Astonishing how much easier it is to gain pardon for great crime than small.
A dissolute brigand wreaks havoc for decades on all manner of persons and properties; and scandalous pamphlets circulate extolling his low cunning and daring escapes.
A naive apprentice's impulsive theft of valuable Royal Navy property results in its total destruction; he receives clemency and is welcomed to the bosom of the most exalted (such as it is) family of the island.
One untoward quip about a mermaid, and you can never live it down.
feedback and constructive criticism appreciated by Felaine