16/36 It is the husband's greatest delight, especially if he is a jolly sailor, to brave all dangers for his wife. That's what I thought I was going to do." "You shall; you shall sing as little or as often as you like. 'A sailor's wife a sailor's star should be.' You shall be a great lady, Lotty, and you shall just command your own line. Wait a bit, and you shall have your own carriage, and your own beautiful house, and go to as many balls as you like among the countesses and the swells." "Oh, Joe!" she laughed. "Why, if we were as rich as anything, I should never get ladies to call upon me. |