He had shushed her. That made her a little mad, to be frank. It was obvious that the girl didn't want to do any harm and didn't want to keep stolen money either. Pippa still looked at the letter like it was on fire when the girl handed it to her though. She hesitated at first, and then followed the instructions of the letter. She began to read it out loud when necessary. So the woman was a pirate? She had never seen a pirate before.