One Man’s Patriot
Her trip to England didn’t go well. As her return ship scudded past the Statue of Liberty, the baby sloshed in her belly.
He was a toothsome Brit with an interest in Anglo-American relations. Before she encountered his Expeditionary Force they had a drunken discussion about George Washington. She recalled his rude comment in Received Pronunciation, “I suppose one man’s patriot is another man’s traitor.”
By morning the father of her country was gone. She waited for his return but was as disappointed as John Adams awaiting adulation. So she made her way to the ship and the voyage home.
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