he gave her wine and bread in exchange for some meat , then told her to keep the normans coin for herself . everyone 's about to explode from laughter , except mrs. gates . as her closest friend and better than family , sophia would deny her nothing . theyll be off the ship as soon as weve finished unloading . `` it 's because you do n't look at the reports he gives you , '' i said , shaking my head . 