She was tired, however, with packing and running errands all day, and I thought I'd let her sleep a while." "Then it can't be much of an intrusion if I try to make you more comfortable.

Let me move your chair nearer the deckhouse, where you'll be out of the wind; but I'll first see if I can find another rug." He left her without waiting for a reply, and, returning with a rug, placed her chair in a sheltered spot; then he leaned against the railing.
"So you are Mrs.Keith's companion," he observed.

"It strikes me as rather unfeeling of her to keep you here in the cold." He indicated the baskets.

"But what's her object in buying these creatures ?" "Caprice," Millicent smiled.

"Some of them are savage, and they cost a good deal.