“You will find plenty of clothes in your valise. Hasn’t it been given you?”
“No, sir.”
“You may ask the steward for it. You didn’t think your guardian would send you on a five-months’ voyage without a change of clothing, did you?”
And the captain laughed heartily.
“I don’t know Mr. Waring very well,” said Dodger, awkwardly.
As he went downstairs to inquire about his valise, this question haunted him:
“Why did Curtis Waring send him on a sea voyage?”
Chapter XXII.
The Other Passenger.
Dodger sought the steward, and asked for his valise.
“Isn’t it in your stateroom?” asked that functionary.