I thought the tug had been hired to go wherever we chose to take her, but I had been mistaken.

I felt that we had been deceived; but there was no use in saying anything more on the subject until we reached the city.
I did not wake Rectus to tell him the news.

It would not do any good, and I was afraid Corny might hear us.

I wanted her to sleep as long as she could, and, indeed, I dreaded the moment when she should awake, and find that all had been given up.
We steamed along very fast now.

There was no stopping anywhere.