“Captain Coates is an excellent fellow.”
“Takes his wife with him most trips?”
“He does so in September.”
“I love a man who does that. He is a true sailor.”
“Perhaps too soft-hearted, though,” said Mr Claremont. “Don’t you think so, Miss Domville?”
“No, I don’t.”
“So brusque and cheerful. Just like your father, Miss. Just like dear old Captain Domville.”
“And I couldn’t be like a better man, could I, Mr Claremont?”
“True, true, true.”
“Well, my boys shall go out in September with Captain and Mrs Coates.”