She moved away from the door of the first cabin companion.
Griggs went with, her, supposing that she wished to walk up and down.
Numbers of other passengers were strolling about on the side next to the pier, waiting to see the start.

Margaret went on forward, turned the deck-house and walked to the rail on the opposite side, where there was no one.

Griggs glanced at her face and thought that she seemed disturbed.

She looked straight before her at the closed iron doors of the next pier, at which no ship was lying.
'I wish I knew you better,' she said suddenly.
Griggs looked at her quietly.

It did not occur to him to make a trivial and complimentary answer to this advance, such as most men of the world would have made, even at his age.
'I shall be very glad if we ever know each other better,' he said after a short pause.
'So shall I.' She leaned upon the rail and looked down at the eddying water.