“Is the boat ready to take Mr. Rosenthal on shore?”
“Ay, ay, sir!”
“Then I will take leave of you,” said Justin.
“Ahem! wait one moment,” said the captain.
Justin waited.
“Ahem! Ahem! Ahem! You say that you have plenty of fresh provisions over there?”
“Plenty, captain; and they are heartily at your service,” said Justin, suppressing a smile.
“Beef?”
“No, I am sorry to say, not beef. We have but one milch cow.”
“That’s bad. Mutton?”