And you don't mind kissing Helen.

She _said_ you were going to adopt me for your sister.' 'Oh! all right,' said Philip, and put his arm round her and kissed her.
She felt so little and helpless and bony in his arm that he suddenly felt sorry for her, kissed her again more kindly and then, withdrawing his arm, thumped her hearteningly on the back.
'Be a man,' he said in tones of comradeship and encouragement.

'I'm perfectly certain nothing's going to happen.

We're just going through a tunnel, and presently we shall just come out into the open air again, with the sky and the stars going on as usual.' He spoke this standing on the prow beside Lucy, and as he spoke she clutched his arm.
'Oh, look,' she breathed, 'oh, listen!' He listened.

And he heard a dull echoing roar that got louder and louder.