"How do you know he has it, or that he wants it?" she asked slily.
"There are certain symptoms, Win, I cannot fail to understand, and if Jack does not want my little girl he's about as big a fool as the earth holds," replied Sir Lester laughing.
"A black pearl. Fancy me wearing such a precious thing. I shall be frightened to touch it, after all the adventures it has passed through."
"You have not got it yet."
"But Jack says he will get it for me, and that is quite sufficient."
"His friend, Barry Tuxford, must be an extraordinary man. I should like to meet him," said Sir Lester.
"And so should I, to thank him for all he has done for Jack."
"Send him a special message in your next letter. He deserves a page to himself," said her father.
"And he shall have it; a whole page," said Winifred.