I am glad to see you, sir.

I have been dreaming of this happiness for thousands of miles; now I find that the reality beats all the dreaming!" As he spoke the old man and the young one were heartily wringing each other's hands.
The meeting so auspiciously begun proceeded well.

Adam, seeing that the old man was interested in the novelty of the ship, suggested that he should stay the night on board, and that he would himself be ready to start at any hour and go anywhere that the other suggested.

This affectionate willingness to fall in with his own plans quite won the old man's heart.

He warmly accepted the invitation, and at once they became not only on terms of affectionate relationship, but almost like old friends.