I was anxious to see Rectus, for it had been nearly a year since we had met.

He seemed about the same as he used to be, and had certainly not grown much.

He just shook hands with me and said, "How d' ye do, Gordon ?" Mr.and Mrs.Colbert seemed ever so much more pleased to see me, and when we went on the upper deck, the old gentleman took me into the captain's room, the door of which stood open.
The captain was not there, but I don't believe Mr.Colbert would have cared if he had been.

All he seemed to want was to find a place where we could get away from the people on deck.

When he had partly closed the door, he said: "Have you got your ticket ?" "Oh, yes!" I answered; "I bought that ten days ago.