"A mere man would never have thought of that.

And who is Arthur ?" "A sailor--on a ship that trades with the South Seas.

I hope he is worthy of her.

Fretting over Arthur's absence has aggravated the case.
He is homeward-bound now.

She is worrying herself to death for fear she should not live to say good-bye to him." "She WILL live to marry him," I answered, with confidence like her own, "if YOU say she can stand it." "The lethodyne--oh, yes; THAT'S all right.