dimplesflint:

The ship which was attacked was named the Maria Aleyne. The ship was set upon by Captain Flint and his men. And in the midst of the bloody assault, there was one particular victim, a very important man traveling under an assumed name. His name was Alfred Hamilton.

Given the lengths to which this man had gone to protect himself, the fact that he fell under Captain Flint’s sword… suggested he’d been hunted, pursued, and then executed in cold blood and with great malice aforethought. The motive unclear, but the intent apparently dark and awful, monstrous. [My father] said the act was completely incompatible with civilized society.

mcicioni-blog:

captain-flint:

Vane playing the harpsichord and annoying Flint ♥

It just occurred to me that there is a parallel between this moment and Abigail sitting at her piano on the morning of the “public trial” in Charlestown. Except that the roles are reversed, the person suffering is the player in one case and the listener in the other.