"I told you not to mind," he chided. "You are doing very much better than I thought."
She read the cables from Dacca which mentioned a gathering of jute along the shores of the Brahmaputra. Then he told her to look and see if there was a cable from Saint Helena.
Her eyes ran up and down the columns until the words "Saint Helena" caught her eye.
"On the 23rd, the English steamer 'Alma' sailed from Calcutta for Dundee; on the 24th, the Norwegian steamer 'Grundloven' sailed from Naraingaudj for Boulogne."
He appeared satisfied.
"That is very good," he said. "I am quite pleased with you."
She wanted to reply, but afraid that her voice would betray her joy, she kept silent.
"I can see that until poor Bendit is better I can make good use of you," he continued.
After receiving an account of the work that the men had done, and telling them to be as quick as possible, he told Perrine to lead him to the manager's office.
"Have I to give you my hand?" she asked, timidly.