'Come, Neil, don't waste time,' said Marjorie.
Neil seated himself determinedly upon a fragment of rock.
'I will not be leaving the island just now, Miss Marjorie,' he said.
Marjorie looked at him, and noted the dulness of his eyes and the obstinate lines round his mouth.
'Neil, do, do go,' she said, clutching him by the arm. 'Come with me, Neil, and don't be foolish.'
'Are you ready, Neil?' said Allan, appearing inside the cave; 'the schooner can't wait much longer.'
Marjorie turned round in despair.
'Oh, this will never do,' said Allan. 'Come along, Neil, there's a good fellow, and don't keep them waiting.'
Neil remained firm and Marjorie felt that it was hopeless.
'Are you not for coming, Neil?' said Duncan, standing in the mouth of the cave; 'ta captain says he iss in a hurry to be gone.'