Well, don't say anything about it forward, at present.

The men shall be told later on." By one o'clock on Monday the Osprey was back at Ryde, and at two o'clock the dinghy went ashore with the mate and two of the hands, who waited a quarter of an hour till a vehicle brought down the ladies' luggage.

Soon afterwards Frank went ashore in the gig, and brought Lady Greendale and Bertha off.
As they went down to their cabin, Bertha, looking into the saloon, saw George Lechmere preparing the tea tray to bring it up on deck.
She at once went to him.
"I did not thank you before," she said, holding out her hand; "but I thank you now, and shall thank you all my life.

You did me the greatest service." "I am glad, indeed, Miss Greendale, that it was so; for I know that the Major would never have been a happy man if this had not come about." For the next fortnight the Osprey was cruising along the coast, getting as far as Torquay, and returning to Cowes.

Frank did not enter her for any of the races.