“Well! And how is the mother by this time?” cheerily inquired the captain, with a view to encourage the daughters.
“Dr. Bolton has just made a second visit, and says that she will do well, if not disturbed,” replied Odalite.
“Thank Heaven! I hope she will be all right in a day or two!” exclaimed Grandiere, heartily, as he threw himself into a big armchair and dropped his hat between his feet.
“How did you leave Roland?” inquired Wynnette.
“Perfectly well, as to his bodily health. He inquired after you all, and sent his respects to you.”
“How does he take his arrest and imprisonment?—that is what I meant,” said Wynnette.
“Bravely and patiently, as should a man with a good conscience,” replied the captain.
“You can prove that he was a prisoner among the pirates, and not a comrade of their crew?” said Wynnette.
“I can swear that he was their prisoner,” replied the old man.
“And, of course, that will clear him,” said Wynnette, conclusively.