The German said to her: 'This is all over, _mein Taubchen_.

I am going home now to get married to the girl I got engaged to before coming out here.' And Anne said: 'All right, I'm ready to go.
We part friends, don't we ?' "She was always anxious to part friends.

The German told her that of course they were parting friends.

He looked rather glum at the moment of parting.

She laughed and went ashore.
"But it was no laughing matter for her.