Allison; Taking Control

Chapter 32

Allison was immediately struck by the amount of comfort offered by the interior of this carriage as compared to the one which bore him from New York to Philadelphia. While the rough-hewn, hard wooden benches of the first vehicle had nearly beaten his hindquarters bloody, here he found only softly upholstered seats covered in attractive fabrics. It was also spacious enough to accommodate the four of them quite easily. They all took their seats before the footman shut the door and walked around to the rear of the carriage where he stepped up and took his place. The man shouted to the driver that all was ready and Allison felt the vehicle begin to roll forward along the waterfront as the driver urged his team forward into a steady, easy gait.

After about a minute, the carriage made a turn southward along the wide avenue leading toward Government House known as George Street. There ahead of them, at the end of that thoroughfare, loomed the Governor’s residence atop its signature hill, k