“What an enormous bed! It was like the long boat. Where did the people get it from?”
She blushed crimson.
“Of course, she had understood from his letter that they would stay at the hotel together.”
“Well, and so they would, in spite of his having to be back aboard for the morning watch. What did he care for the stupid morning prayers!”
“How could he say such a thing!”
“Hadn’t they better have some coffee and a fire? The sheets felt damp! What a sensible little rogue she was to provide for his staying, too! Who would have thought that she had so much sense? Where did she get it from?”
“She didn’t get it from anywhere!”
“No? Well, he might have known! He might have known everything!”
“Oh! But he was so stupid!”
“Indeed, he was stupid, was he?”