"The Jasper B., madam, is not a lighter." "I beg your pardon," said Miss Pringle.

"But what sort of vessel is it then ?" "The Jasper B.," said Cleggett, with a touch of asperity, "is a schooner, madam." "I intended no offense, Mr.Cleggett.

I am quite willing to believe that the vessel is a schooner, since you say that it is.

I am not informed concerning nautical affairs.

But, to conclude--I discovered from the chauffeur that this lady, calling herself Lady Agatha Fairhaven, had been deposited here, with my box.