Jack was up in a tree a few yards away from the back entrance to the Duchess's house.

"Bloody..." Jack muttered, as his hair snagged in a branch above his head. He disliked trees. He much preferred climbing ship's masts.

Elizabeth hadn't had any trouble obtaining invitations to the party, The plan was that she and Will would create a distraction, one of them would signal Jack, and he would sneak in and steal the jewels. All Jack could do right now was wait. And waiting was something that Captain Jack Sparrow did not like to do.

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As soon as Elizabeth and Will stepped into the sitting room a large, heavyset woman bustled over to them.

"Elizabeth. Will." She said greeting them with a smile. "I'm so glad you could come."

She led them across the room to a small couch.

Several people were playing card games at small tables around the room while others sat and chatted. In a room off to the right sat a glass case with the jewels.

Elizabeth and Will took a seat and talked with the duchess for a while. As they chatted, their uneasiness at what they had come to do grew.

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Jack had been waiting out in the tree for what seemed to be an unbelievably long time. What was taking them so long? He decided he'd better go check things out. Just to make sure all was going according to plan.

Chapter 9 by Sarah

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