19/36 Let me assist you, Mrs.Spofford.The sun deck is pretty badly smashed up and littered with all sorts of wreckage, but we can manage it all right." Mrs.Spofford looked at him intently for a moment. "Are you sure,--are you positive there is land over there ?" "I have Captain Trigger's word for it." "And mine, too," added Mr.Nicklestick. "You may rest assured, Mrs. If you're a man, you won't go on raising false hopes in the breasts of these women." Nicklestick's jaw fell. |