"You dear old sailor, don't you understand that these men are different?
They are men who accomplish things; they haven't time to bother about young women." "You don't say!" pinching the ear nearest.
"This is the seventh day out, and not one of them has ceased to be interesting yet." "Would they cease to be interesting if they proposed ?" quizzing.
These two had no unshared secrets.

They were sure of each other.

He knew that when this child of his divided her affection with another man, that man would be deserving.
"I would rather have them all as they are.

They make fine comrades." He sighed thankfully.

"Arthur seems to be out of the race." "Rather say I am!" with laughter.