That is uncertain, and will depend on how long he lives, replied Drake. I shall not leave him until I have performed my promise.
Just then Cora and Amy came rushing up, as happy as two kittens. Cora threw her arms around Mrs. Davis’s neck, looked into her eyes, and said:
Mother, how do you like your new daughter-in-law?
That is a good joke on you, said Lieutenant Powers.
But, replied Cora, it is no joke. I was never more sincere in my life. I tell you my name is Mrs. Charles Davis, seizing the Captain by one hand and Drake by the other. Come father, why don’t you congratulate us?
For what?
For finding a son and losing him the same day and getting a daughter in his place.
Do you think that you could love my son on so short an acquaintance?
Oh, we met before we came on the ship.
Where?