“Where are you going then?” inquired the Prince.
“I haven’t the least idea. I am opposed to laying out a pleasure-excursion in advance.”
“We shall go wherever it suits our fancy to go when we have done the island,” added Lord Fillgrove.
“Lord Fillgrove and I are perfectly agreed on this trip,” said Sir Philip. “We were in the university together, and we have considered the matter for years.”
“Lord Fillgrove!” exclaimed Gregory, as he heard the name of the other passenger.
He listened to the conversation till the close of supper; and, after the steward had given him his evening meal, he opened communication with his fellow-prisoner.
“Did you hear the names of the two passengers, Clinch?” he asked, when his friend had placed his ear at the opening in the partition.
“I did: one is a lord, and the other is a sir,” replied Clinch.
“Sir Philip Grayner is my cousin; and I had the biggest lark with him I ever had in my life. It was before I joined the squadron, when I went over to England with my father on a visit.”
“Who’s the other fellow?”