I compliment you, ma'am, I do indeed!" "Oh, I have done a little sailoring myself--as much as a woman can aspire to, you know.

This is the Bay of Funchal.

What a lovely frigate!" "Lovely, you say! Ah, she was lovely! That is the Andromeda.

I was a mate aboard of her--sub-lieutenant they call it now, though I like the old name best." "What a lovely rake her masts have, and what a curve to her bows! She must have been a clipper." The old sailor rubbed his hands and his eyes glistened.

His old ships bordered close upon his wife and his son in his affections.
"I know Funchal," said the lady carelessly.