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The sea in the Strait was comparatively smooth, and the yacht sped on her way to Melbourne. Mrs. Vincent and her children had been installed in Mr. Watson's state-room, while Bessie occupied her own. From her Levi had obtained all the particulars of her voyage. She told him what she had suffered, what she had feared, and what she had hoped.
"Who had charge of the Caribbee? " asked Levi, when, after Bessie and Mrs. Vincent had been made comfortable, they gathered in the cabin.