Look at Sirius up there, brighter than the moon; and Orion, too, incomparably grander than any star in southern latitudes.

Our dear old Bear of the north ranks far beyond the Southern Cross in magnificence; but mist and smoke and dust contrive to rob our home atmosphere of the clearness which adds such luster to the firmament nearer the equator." Under other circumstances, Iris would have reveled in just such an opportunity of acquiring knowledge easily.

Astronomy, despite its limitations, is one of the exact sciences; it has the charm of wonderland; it makes to awe-stricken humanity the mysterious appeal of the infinite; but to-night, when the heart fluttered, and the soul pined for sympathy, she was in a mood to regard with indifference the instant extinction of the Milky Way.
"I am glad of the accident that brought me on deck somewhat earlier than was necessary," she said.

"You and I have not said much to each other since you routed me out of the lazaretto, Mr.Hozier." "Our friends at table are somewhat--difficult.

If only you knew how I regretted----" "Oh, what of that?
When I became a stowaway I fully expected to be treated as one.