“No, we are full-handed. However, as you can’t pay, I’ve about made up my mind to give you your passage free.”
“You are very kind, Captain Scott,” said Harry.
“Quite welcome, my lad. Here’s a gentleman who will do more for you than I can.”
“I suppose you have felt some anxiety about how you will get along when you arrive at Melbourne?” said Mr. Lindsay.
Harry admitted his anxiety.
“You may lay aside all apprehensions, then. I will take care that you suffer for nothing, and will see what I can do to put you in a way of earning your living.”
“You are kinder to me than I deserve,” said our hero, surprised and grateful.
“I do this at my daughter’s request,” said Mr. Lindsay. “She was the first to see you from the deck, and now she has asked me to interest myself in your favor.”
Harry heard this with pleasure. He had noticed Maud Lindsay, and had been quite charmed by her bright, attractive face, and it was pleasant to him to learn that she felt an interest in him. He expressed his gratitude to her.
“Come with me,” said Mr. Lindsay, “and you shall thank her in person.”