Tardif did not seem to notice my embarrassment.
"There are some Olliviers in St.Peter-Port," he said.

"Is mam'zelle of the same family?
But no, that is not probable." "I have no relations," I answered, "not even in England.

I have very few friends, and they are all far away in Australia.

I was born there, and lived there till I was seventeen."' The tears sprang to my eyes again, and my new friend saw them, but said nothing.

He moved off at once to the far end of the dock, to help one of the crew in some heavy piece of work.