"Have you missed me?"
"We've all missed you."
"I asked if you'd missed me?"
"Yes."
"All right, my friend," she thought, "wait a bit."
She gave a nod and a smile to the stewards and ate with such excellent appetite that their efforts were well rewarded. The sun was cheerful, the saloon was cheerful, the stewards quick and willing, and Franklin,—yes, Franklin was certainly a very good-looking person. Bother the yacht, and her people and what had happened to Brownie, and the loss of a maid! Life was full of fun.
"The other day you said something about a fishing trip."
"Yes, I know."
"Tell me about it."
"Well, I'd arranged with McLeod to go off on the big launch for three days but——"