6/17 I am as happy as a boy with his first boat. But never has a ship gone slower than this one of mine. I am simply crazy to drop anchor in the Gulf of Ajaccio. I find it on the tip of my tongue, every night at dinner, to tell the others where we are bound." "Why not? Laura," looking into her eyes, "did we ever cruise with brighter men on board ?" "What is it you wish to know, father ?" merrily. |