Victorian orphan Susannah McKay is delighted when the Chinese man in Hong Kong offers her a job as a governess. However, even the adventurous Susannah is taken aback to find that the young male she is to teach is an alien aboard a spaceship - an alien who looks quite disconcertingly like a snail.
Susannah McKay is orphaned and Hong Kong during the reign of Queen Victoria. Being an intrepid young lady, she jumps at the chance to become governess to what she believes to be a Chinese boy. However, she has misunderstood her job offer. She finds herself on board a spaceship, attempting to teach an alien male who looks like a snail...
Excerpt
Susannah pulled away from the door after Intlack had left, grasping at her slipping negligee and breathing hard. “What a little — worm!” She thought of Intlack on Snotty’s arm and giggled. Poor little worm, his great, childish dignity all gone. She began to laugh, then sobered as she heard footsteps pounding down the hallway. She was unsurprised when Chiang tore through the drapery door.
“WHAT — DID — YOU --DO?”
She swallowed hard, striving to recover her own dignity. “I — I gave Intlack his first instruction in deportment.”
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