The event justified her unconscious faith.

The ship's run was of unparalled swiftness, even for the Cupania, and of unparalled smoothness.

For days the sea was as sleek as oil; the racks were never on the tables once; the voyage was of the sort which those who make it no more believe in at the time than those whom they afterwards weary in boasting of it.
The ship was very full, but Mrs.March did not show the slightest curiosity to know who her fellow-passengers were.

She said that she wished to be let perfectly alone, even by her own emotions, and for this reason she forbade March to bring her a list of the passengers till after they had left Queenstown lest it should be too exciting.

He did not take the trouble to look it up, therefore; and the first night out he saw no one whom he knew at dinner; but the next morning at breakfast he found himself to his great satisfaction at the same table with the Eltwins.