Lieve read the captain's latest letter excitedly. Perhaps she could actually get her father to let her go on a trip! But when she suggested it to him, he merely laughed in her face. 'No daughter of mine is going off on a wild goosechase for wine,' he said. 'Leave business to men, women have no head for it.' He beat her mercilessly to drive the lesson home, then left her to her get on with her sewing. She put it down as soon as she thought he was out of hearing and ran to the Pony. She was determined not to cry, but could not hide her hurt. Her captain friend was there.