Captain Harland's Marriage

Quite by chance, Rachel Grey was able to prevent one of her Ragged School children from picking the pocket of Captain Dan Harland, but in return, Dan seemed to feel it incumbent on him to interfere in Rachel's life.

His manipulations resulted in Rachel becoming governess to his son, Pip to "bring him up to scratch" before Dan proposed to Mrs Charlotte Ellis. If anyone needed lessons, it was Dan! Permanently ashore for the first time since he was twelve, Dan was too blunt for his own good, and as his feelings for Rachel grew, he realised what a monumental mistake he'd made regarding Mrs Ellis.