I go to sea; that's another reason I didn't come over." "Ah," said Barbara.

"Did my step-father get you a post on board ship ?" "He did not.

He told me to look him up at the office, but I didn't go.
One would sooner not bother one's friends." "Canadians are an independent lot," Barbara remarked.

"In this country, we use our friends for all they are worth, and we're justified so long as they want to help.

If Cartwright said he would help, he meant to do so.