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The large vessel, which turned out to be the _Carrickfergus_, of Glasgow, bound for Calcutta, did not appear to interest Alice Leyton and Captain Lovell. They gazed at her for a few moments in silence, and then turned away, as if by mutual consent, and walked to the other side of the deck together.
‘Why don't you stay and watch them pulling up the flags? ' said Alice, as she perceived that the captain had followed her.