Never slept away from the cutter while on a cruise.

He was gone in a moment, unceremoniously, but giving us no offence and leaving behind an impression as though we had known him for a long time.

The ingenuous way he had told us of his start in life had something to do with putting him on that footing with us.

I gave no thought to seeing him again.
Marlow expressed a confident hope of coming across him before long.
"He cruises about the mouth of the river all the summer.

He will be easy to find any week-end," he remarked ringing the bell so that we might settle up with the waiter.
* * * * * Later on I asked Marlow why he wished to cultivate this chance acquaintance.