"Yes, there's no engagement to prevent it." He thanked Junia and Sibyl for all they had done for him, and added: "I'd like a couple of hours among the rivermen.

Where's the boat ?" Fabian's wife told him, and added: "I've got the roan team here, and you can drive us down, if you will." A few moments afterwards, with the cheers of the crowd behind them, they were being driven by Carnac to the wharf where lay the "Fleur-de-lis." On board was Fabian.
"Had a good meeting, Carnac ?" Fabian asked.
"I should call it first-class.

It was like a storm, at sea-wind from one direction, then from another, but I think on the whole we had the best of it.

Don't you think so ?" he added to Fabian's wife.
"Oh, much the best," she answered.

"That's so, Junia, isn't it ?" "I wouldn't say so positively," answered Junia.