4/6 Going in ballast." "Have you any passengers ?" "No passengers. Too much in the way." "Is your vessel a swift one ?" "Between eleven and twelve knots. The Henrietta, well known." "Will you carry me and three other persons to Liverpool ?" "To Liverpool? I am setting out for Bordeaux, and shall go to Bordeaux." "Money is no object ?" "None." The captain spoke in a tone which did not admit of a reply. |