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The saloon was empty of passengers, and the stewards were occupied in clearing the long table. We walked to the door of the captain's berth, knocked and entered. Captain Ladmore put down a pen with which he was writing in a book, and, rising, received us with a grave bow.
‘You are very good, Mrs. Lee,' he exclaimed, ‘to take Miss C -- -- under your protection. ' He placed chairs for us. ‘I am happy to observe, Miss C -- -- , that you have found kind friends in Mrs. Lee and her daughter.'