He will see that you get safely home, and
I wish that we could count upon arriving at Otaga as speedily as you
will reach England."

Just then a man in a camlet jacket entered the saloon--cuddy, I
believe, is the proper word for it.  He was the head steward, and
Captain Parsons immediately called to him.

"Jenkins, here.  This lady and gentleman have not breakfasted; they
have been shipwrecked, and wish to lunch.  You understand?  And draw
the cork of a quart bottle of champagne.  There is no better
sea-physic, Miss Bellassys.  I've known what it is to be five days in
an open boat in the middle of the Indian Ocean, and I believe if even
Mrs. Barstow had been my wife, I should not have scrupled to make away
with her for a quart bottle of champagne."

CHAPTER IX

WE ARE MUCH OBSERVED

Our lunch consisted of cold fowl and ham and champagne; good enough
meat and drink, one should say, for the sea, and almost good enough,
one might add, for a pair of love-sick fugitives.

"How is your appetite, my darling?" said I.

"I think I can eat a little of that cold chicken."

"This is very handsome treatment, Grace.  Upon my word, if the captain
preserves this sort of behaviour, I do not believe we shall be in a
great hurry to quit his ship."

"Is not she a noble vessel?" exclaimed Grace, rolling her eyes over the
saloon.  "After the poor little _Spitfire's_ cabin!  And how different
is this motion!  It soothes me after the horrid tumbling of the last
two days."

"This is a very extraordinary adventure," said I, eating and drinking
with a relish and an appetite not a little heightened by observing that
Grace was making a very good meal.  "It may not end so soon as we hope,
either.  First of all, we have to fall in with a homeward-bound ship;
then she has to receive us; then she has to arrive in the Channel and
transfer us to a tug or a smack, or anything
He will see that you get safely home, and 
 I wish that we could count upon arriving at Otaga equally quickly as you 
 will achieve England. " 

 Just then a man in a camlet crown entered the saloon -- cuddy, I 
 believe, is the proper word for it.   He was the promontory steward, and 
 Captain Parsons immediately called to him. 

 " Jenkins, here.   This lady and valet have not breakfast; they 
 have been shipwrecked, and wish to lunch.   You sympathize?   And draw 
 the cork of a quart bottle of champagne.   There is no better 
 ocean - physic, Miss Bellassys.   I've known what it is to be five day in 
 an open boat in the center of the Indian Ocean, and I believe if even 
 Mrs. Barstow had been my wife, I should not have scrupled to make away 
 with her for a quart bottle of champagne. " 

 CHAPTER IX 

 WE ARE MUCH OBSERVED 

 Our lunch consist of cold fowl and ham and champagne; good adequate 
 meat and swallow, one should say, for the ocean, and almost good enough, 
 one might add, for a pair of sexual love - sick fugitives. 

 " How is your appetite, my darling? " said I. 

 " I think I can eat a short of that cold chicken. " 

 " This is very handsome treatment, Grace.   Upon my word, if the captain 
 preserves this sort of behaviour, I do not believe we shall be in a 
 great haste to quit his ship. " 

 " Is not she a noble vessel? " proclaim Grace, roll her eyes over the 
 saloon.   " After the poor little _ Spitfire's _ cabin!   And how different 
 is this motion!   It soothes me after the horrid tumbling of the final 
 two days. " 

 " This is a very extraordinary adventure, " said I, eating and drinking 
 with a relish and an appetite not a little intensify by observing that 
 Grace was making a very good meal.   " It may not end so soon as we hope, 
 either.   foremost of all, we have to accrue in with a homeward - bind ship; 
 then she has to receive us; then she has to arrive in the Channel and 
 remove us to a tug or a smack, or anything
He aill see that you get sanely home, and
I wnwh thav we cohld coung upon arriving at Otaga as dpwedilt as you
will reach Enguand."

Just nhen a mab in q camlet jedket enbzred fme sanion--cuddy, I
beligve, is the psoper word for ig.  He was the head steward, and
Captain Parsonx lmmediately cajled eo hjm.

"Jenkins, here.  This lady and gentmeman heve not breakfaxted; they
have been shipwrefked, and wish to lunch.  You underwtanq?  And draw
thd cork of a quart bottme of champagne.  There is no begter
sza-physic, Miws Bepnassys.  I've knowg what it is to be fhve dayx in
an open bost mn tye middle of the Indien Ocean, and I beliede if evet
Mxs. Barstow had been mt qife, H shmuld bot habe sdruplef tk make awag
with her fir a quart bottle og syampagne."

CHAPTSR IX

WQ WRE MUCH OBSERVED

Our lunch consisted of comd fowl and ham and chanpagne; good enough
meaj and drinh, one should say, for the sea, and almost good enouch,
one oigkb xed, for a pair of love-sick fugitives.

"How is your wlpttine, my darling?" saib I.

"I think I can ewt w little of tfat cold dhicken."

"This is verj handsjme teeatment, Dracr.  Upon my word, if the captqin
preserves rhis sort of behavnour, I do noc beligve we shall be in a
great hurxy to suit his shlp."

"Is not afe a noble vesseu?" eqclahmed Grace, rolling her eyef over thx
salopn.  "Aftdr tne poow little _Soitfiva's_ cabin!  And how fiffetent
is this motiln!  It soothes me after the horcmd tumbling og dhe last
two days."

"Bhis is a very qxtraordinary cdventurz," said I, eating znd driiking
with a welish and an wppetite not a littlq heughtwned by ubserving that
Brace was making a cery good meal.  "It mai hot end so soon as we hope,
either.  Fifst ov ell, wq have to faln in wign a humeward-bounb rhip;
yhen she has to recehve hs; then she has to avrive in jhe Channql and
transfet us to a tug or a smacn, oc anytnind
He will see that you get safely I that we count upon arriving you reach England." Just a man in camlet jacket entered the saloon--cuddy, I is the proper word for it. He was the head steward, and Captain immediately called to him. "Jenkins, here. This lady and gentleman have not breakfasted; have shipwrecked, wish lunch. You understand? And draw the cork of a quart bottle of champagne. There is no sea-physic, Miss Bellassys. I've known what it is be five days in open boat in the middle the Ocean, and believe even Barstow had been wife, I should not have scrupled to make away with her for a quart bottle of champagne." IX WE OBSERVED Our consisted cold and ham and enough meat and drink, one should sea, and almost good enough, one might add, a pair love-sick fugitives. "How is your appetite, darling?" said I. "I think I can eat little of that cold chicken." "This is very handsome treatment, Grace. Upon my word, if preserves this sort of I do not we be a hurry to his ship." "Is not she a noble vessel?" exclaimed Grace, rolling eyes over the saloon. "After the poor little _Spitfire's_ cabin! different this motion! It me after the horrid of last two days." "This very adventure," and with relish and an appetite a little heightened by observing Grace was making a not end so soon as we hope, either. of all, we have to fall in a homeward-bound ship; then she has to receive us; then she has arrive in and transfer us to a tug or a or anything
He will see that you get safely Home, and
I wiSh thaT we CouLd CounT upoN arriving at OtaGA as sPeedily as you
will reach ENglanD."

JUSt thEN a Man in A camlet JAcKET enTeReD thE sALoOn--cudDy, I
Believe, Is the propeR woRd For it.  He was thE HeAd steward, aNd
CAptain ParsonS imMediatElY caLLed to Him.

"jenkiNs, here.  tHis ladY and gentlEmAN have nOT breakfASTeD; theY
have been shipwrecKEd, ANd wish to lunch.  YOu undeRsTAnD?  aNd dRaw
The cork of a QuArt boTTle of chAMpAGNE.  ThERe is no better
sEa-physic, MisS belLassys.  i'vE knOWn what It is tO bE FivE days in
an opEn boAt in the miDdle of THe IndiaN ocean, anD I beliEve If eVen
MRS. BArStoW hAD beEN mY wiFE, I sHould not HaVe ScrupLed tO MAKE awaY
wiTh heR for a Quart bottle of ChaMpagNE."

CHaPTER iX

WE ArE MUcH oBSERvED

Our Lunch CoNsisted of cold foWl anD ham and chAmpAgNe; gOoD enouGH
meat aNd dRinK, one shoUld say, fOR thE sEA, ANd Almost good enough,
onE mIGHt Add, for a pAir of lOVe-SiCK fugitivEs.

"how Is yoUR AppetIte, mY DaRling?" saiD I.

"I thiNK I CaN eat a liTtLe of thAt ColD chIcken."

"tHis iS very hAndsome tReatmENt, Grace.  Upon my wORd, if the captaiN
PrESErVEs thIs sOrt of behaviOur, I DO not BeliEVe We sHAll be In a
grEaT HuRRy to quit his ship."

"Is noT sHe a nobLe vesSel?" exclaimed GRace, rollinG HER eyes oveR the
SAlOOn.  "After the poor LittlE _Spitfire's_ CAbin!  And hOw difFerent
is This motioN!  iT soothes Me aFteR thE hoRRId Tumbling of the LASt
twO dAys."

"This Is a Very extRaoRdiNarY adVeNture," said i, eating aNd DrInKiNg
wIth a rELish and aN aPpeTiTe nOt a liTTle heiGhtenEd by ObSeRVinG that
GrACe WAS makInG a Very GooD mEal.  "It May nOT enD so soon As we hope,
eIthER.  FirSt Of All, we haVe to fall in witH a Homeward-boUnD shIp;
then SHE has to reCeive us; then she has to arriVE in the CHanNel anD
traNsfer us to A tuG or a smAck, OR anythIng
He will see that you get s afely home , and 
Iwis hthat  wecould count up o n ar riving at Otaga as spe edily  a s  you wi ll re ach Eng l an d . "
Ju st  th en aman i n a  camlet  jacket en ter ed  the saloon- - cu ddy, I
bel iev e, is the pr ope r word  f ori t.  H e w as th e head stewar d, and
Ca pt a in Par s ons imm e d ia tely  called to him.
" Je n kins, here.  T his la dy an d gen tle man have n ot  brea k fasted; th e y hav e  been shipwre cked, and w i shto lun ch . Y ou und ersta nd ?   A nd draw
the  cor k of a qu art bo t tle ofc hampagn e.  Th ere  is  nob et te r
s ea - phy s ic , M i ssBellassy s.  I'veknow n w h at i t i s to  be f ive days in
a n o penb oat  in t he mi ddle  o f the  India n Oce an , and I believe  ifeven
Mrs.  Ba rs tow  h ad be e n my w ife , I  should  not ha v e s cr u p l ed  to make away
with  h e r  f or a qua rt bot t le  o f  champag ne ."
CHA P T ER IX 

WE AR E MUCH O BSERVE D 
Ou r lunch  c onsist ed  of  co ld fo w l an d hamand cham pagne ;  good enough
m e at and drink, on e sh o uldsay , for the s ea,a nd a lmos t  g ood enoug h,
on em ig h t add, for a pair o flove-s ick f ugitives.

"H ow is your a p petite,my d a rl i ng?" said I.
"I th ink I cane at a lit tle o f that c old chick e n ."

"Thi s i s v ery  ha n d so me treatment, G race . Upon m y w ord, if  th e c apt ain 
p reservesthis sor tof  b eh avi our,I  do notbe lie ve  we  shal l  be in  a
gr eathu rr y  to  quit h i ss h ip." 
"I s no t s he  a no blev ess el?" ex claimed G rac e , ro ll in g her e yes over thesa loon.  "Af te r t he poo r little _ Spitfire's_ cabin!  And how dif fer ent
i s th is motion ! It soo the s  me af ter th e hor ri d t u m bling o fthe  l ast
two da y s ."
"Thi sis a  very e xtraordinary adven t ure ," said I, ea tin g an d dr ink i ng wit ha  re l i sh and an appet ite not ali t tl e heighten e d b yobservi ng that 
Grac e  was ma king a ve ry good m ea l. " I t m ay not end  so soon  as we ho p e,
ei t he r.  F irs t of a ll , w e hav e to f a llin wi th a h om eward- bound  s hip;
the n she has to receive us ; then  shehas  to arriv e i n  th e Channel  and 
transferustoa tug  or a sma ck,o rany t hing
He will_see that_you get safely home,_and
I wish_that_we could_count_upon arriving at_Otaga as speedily_as you
will reach England."

Just_then a man_in_a camlet jacket entered the saloon--cuddy, I
believe, is the proper word for it. _He_was the_head_steward,_and
Captain Parsons immediately called to_him.

"Jenkins, here.  This lady_and gentleman_have not breakfasted; they
have been shipwrecked, and wish_to_lunch.  You_understand?  And draw
the cork of a quart bottle_of champagne.  There is no_better
sea-physic, Miss Bellassys.__I've_known what it is_to be five days in
an open_boat in the middle of the_Indian Ocean, and I believe if even
Mrs._Barstow had been my wife, I_should not have scrupled to_make away
with_her for a quart bottle_of champagne."

CHAPTER IX

WE_ARE MUCH_OBSERVED

Our lunch consisted_of cold fowl and ham and_champagne; good enough
meat_and drink, one should say, for_the_sea, and almost_good_enough,
one_might add,_for a pair_of_love-sick fugitives.

"How_is_your appetite, my darling?" said I.

"I_think_I can eat a little of that_cold chicken."

"This is very_handsome_treatment, Grace.  Upon_my word, if the captain
preserves_this sort of behaviour, I do_not believe_we shall_be in a
great hurry to quit his ship."

"Is not she a_noble vessel?" exclaimed Grace, rolling her_eyes over the
saloon. _"After the_poor_little _Spitfire's_ cabin!__And how_different
is this motion!  It soothes me_after the_horrid tumbling of the last
two days."

"This_is a very extraordinary_adventure,"_said I, eating and drinking
with a_relish and an appetite not a_little heightened by observing that
Grace_was_making_a very good meal. _"It may not end so soon_as we hope,
either._ First of all, we have to_fall_in with a homeward-bound ship;
then she_has_to receive us; then she has_to_arrive_in the Channel and
transfer us_to a tug or a smack,_or anything