"Yes," said Rectus, "and whenever you're in danger, just hold up that bean, and we'll come to you."
"I'll do it," said Corny. "But how about you? What can I do?"
"Oh, I don't suppose we shall want you to help us much," I said.
"Well, hold up your beans, and we'll see," said Corny.
CHAPTER X.
THE QUEEN ON THE DOOR-STEP.
We found that Corny had not been mistaken about her influence over her family, for the next morning, before we were done breakfast, Mr. Chipperton came around to see us. He was full of Nassau, and had made up his mind to go with us on Tuesday. He asked us lots of questions, but he really knew as much about the place as we did, although he had been so much in the habit of mixing his Bahamas and his Bermudas.
"My wife is very much pleased at the idea of having you two with us on the trip over," said he; "although, to be sure, we may have a very smooth and comfortable voyage."
I believe that, since the Silver Spring affair, he regarded Rectus and me as something in the nature of patent girl-catchers, to be hung over the side of the vessel in bad weather.