But what did they do next ?" "Well, as soon as they were married, they kissed and said good-bye with breaking hearts." "Oh, dash it!" said the captain, "Ay'd have managed it better than that, anyhow." "But they didn't.

The bridegroom sailed away, for the country he was going to was miles and miles and miles over the sea, and the poor bride was left at home with her sorrow.

But soon afterwards she went to live with another relation, a dear old man--the best, the kindest, the tenderest, the jolliest old man in the world.

In fact, he had only one fault, and that was that he sometimes used a bad word." "Poor old chap!" said the captain.

"You mustn't be too hard upon him for that, Valmai, becos Ay dare say he couldn't help it.