"That's what makes me faint--the suddenness of it." "It shows how much they are in love, how--how readily they--adapted themselves to each other.

No, it's all right." "They seemed to like us--actually." "Well, they had better--if they knew the truth.

Without us they never would have met." "They both asked us to come out and see them again, did you notice that?
Let's do it, Blix," Condy suddenly exclaimed; "let's get to know them!" "Of course we must.

Wouldn't it be fun to call on them--to get regularly acquainted with them!" "They might ask us to dinner some time." "And think of the stories he could tell you!" They enthused immediately upon this subject, both talking excitedly at the same time, going over the details of the Captain's yarns, recalling the incidents to each other.
"Fancy!" exclaimed Condy--"fancy Billy Isham in his pajamas, red and white stripes, reading Shakespeare from that pulpit on board the ship, and the other men guying him! Isn't that a SCENE for you?
Can't you just SEE it?
"I wonder if the Captain wasn't making all those things up as he went along.

He don't seem to have any sense of right and wrong at all.