Well, I hope he's right; it looked hopeless enough tonight, what I could see of it." "I like that Captain Bangs," observed Emily.
"So do I.It seems as if we'd known him for ever so long.

And how his salt-water talk does take me back.

Seems as if I was hearin' my father and Uncle Abner--yes, and Eben, too--speakin'.

And it is so sort of good and natural to be callin' somebody 'Cap'n.' I was brought up amongst cap'ns and I guess I've missed 'em more'n I realized.

Now you must go to sleep; you'll need all the sleep you can get, and that won't be much.
Good night." "Good night," said Emily, sleepily.