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HE left her with plenty of food for thought. The Mr. Oaks she knew had gone for ever; this was a new man, fantastical, unreal. And all that was left of the old Mr. Oaks served to emphasise how fantastical was the new. She was not really afraid; less afraid, now that she knew Golly was on board, than she had been in the first unpleasant hour. Somehow she preferred him to his wife; they had always been excellent friends, and Lila had been the receptacle of his troubles. And he played the piano like a master, and sang like--
She shuddered. The ship was very still, scarcely moving. She thought, earlier in the day, that something had bumped against its side--probably a tug, but it must have been a powerful tug, for the whole structure of the vessel quivered.