[Benjamin shakes his head, his voice soft and broken.]
It was my fault. And now...
He had me transported for life. Botany Bay, in Australia. Told them I was dangerous, so they wouldn't believe me when I said I was innocent.
Fifteen years I spent, breaking my back under the blistering sun. And when they finally let me send for Lucy and Johanna to join me... There wasn't a Lucy or Johanna Barker to be found, in all of London, and I don't...
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It was my fault. And now...
He had me transported for life. Botany Bay, in Australia. Told them I was dangerous, so they wouldn't believe me when I said I was innocent.
Fifteen years I spent, breaking my back under the blistering sun. And when they finally let me send for Lucy and Johanna to join me... There wasn't a Lucy or Johanna Barker to be found, in all of London, and I don't...
I don't know what happened to them.