Alack and alas for poor "Captain Scuddy"! His eyes, with a quick shy glance, met hers; and hers with soft inquiry answered, "I wonder what you think of me ?" Whenever she met a new face, this was her manner of considering it.
"Scudamore, I shall not allow you any time to think about it," Admiral Darling broke in suddenly, so that the young man almost jumped.
"Although you have cut the service for a while, because of our stingy peacefulness, you are sure to come back to us again when England wants English, not Latin and Greek.

I am your commanding officer, and my orders are that you come to us from Saturday till Monday.

I shall send a boat--or at least I mean a buggy--to fetch you, as soon as you are off duty, and return you the same way on Monday.

Come, girls, 'twill be dark before we are home; and since the patrols were withdrawn, I hear there's a highwayman down this road again.

That is one of the blessings of peace, Scudamore; even as Latin and Greek are.