There was no place to sit but in the long saloon, where the dining-tables were, and after supper we all sat there and read.

Mr.Chipperton had a lot of novels, and we each took one.

But it wasn't much fun.

I couldn't get interested in my story,--at least, not in the beginning of it.

I think that people who want to use up time when they are travelling ought to take what Rectus called a "begun" novel along with them.