All letters were delivered to her keeping, and the ships went on their way, but to what different destinations.

_The Dundee_, after a stormy passage, was wrecked off the coast of France.

The captain and crew were saved, but the ship became a total wreck, sinking at last in deep water; and thus Cardo's letter never reached Valmai.
Its transmission, however, relieved him of much of the uneasiness which had hung over him, and his usual cheerfulness returned in a great measure.
Meanwhile, Valmai hoped and longed for the promised letter.
"Why does he not write, I wonder ?" was the question continually uppermost in her thoughts.
The voyage of the _Burrawalla_ was, on the whole, prosperous, although, towards the end, she was much delayed by adverse winds, so that Sydney harbour was not reached until the end of the fourth month.

A further and unexpected delay arose from the illness of a passenger who occupied a berth in Cardo's cabin, and as they were nearing their destination he died of typhoid fever.

Consequently the _Burrawalla_ was put into quarantine, of course to the great annoyance and inconvenience of all on board.
"You are not looking well, Mr.Wynne," said the doctor one day.
"Oh, I'm alright," said Cardo, "only impatient to get on shore.