It seemed that this obvious fact needed to be indelibly established in her mind.

Indeed the girl was overwrought by all that she had gone through.

Only by degrees were her thoughts marshaling themselves with lucid coherence.

As yet, she recalled so many dramatic incidents that they failed to assume due proportion.
But quickly there came memories of Captain Ross, of Sir John and Lady Tozer, of the doctor, her maid, the hundred and one individualities of her pleasant life aboard ship.

Could it be that they were all dead?
The notion was monstrous.