Miss Danton rarely addressed her, but the Captain's cordiality made amends for that.
"I must see that brother of yours to-day, Grace," he said, "and get him to come up here.

The Cure, too, is a capital fellow--I beg his pardon--I must bring them both up to dinner.

Are the Ponsonbys, and the Landry's, and the Le Favres in the old places yet ?" "Yes, sir." "I'll call on them, then--they don't know I'm here--and see if a little company won't enliven our long Canadian winter.

You three, Grace, Rose and Eeny, have been living here like nonettes long enough.

We must try and alter things a little for you." The Captain's good-natured efforts to draw his taciturn housekeeper out did not succeed very well.