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The _Blankshire_ was a full and well-known ship. Not a few of the passengers had made several trips in her and some, as they met in saloon and corridors, exchanged loud hearty greetings and hailed one another as old friends. These were chiefly planters and officials from Ceylon, Southern India and Burma, who herded in parties both at meals and on deck.
It was not to be expected that Shafto would see one familiar face, and he felt completely "out of it," as he took a seat at a draughty table between two elderly people, whose interest was entirely concentrated upon their meals and the weather.