_Oreana's_ in the ice and may be wrecked.
Anyhow, we can't get her off until spring, and she's the best of the fleet." Mrs.Cartwright gave him a sympathetic glance and signed a servant to bring another plate.

As a rule she did not say much.

She studied her husband quietly and was not much comforted when he resumed his dinner.
This was characteristic, but it was plain he had got a nasty knock..