“You young fellows are mighty chipper; wait till you get shaken up once.”
“Well, you got away, didn’t you?”
“Gosh, with that light playing on us, anything ought to hit us.”
“Back to the good old U. S. A., boys!”
“Well, enough scenery! Let’s start up a game!”
There was a laugh, and the crowd shuffled back to the card room.
“Going to sit in, Littledale? It’s a good crowd.”
“Perhaps, later.”
I went below, bundled up my great-coat, fished out a couple of life preservers, and groped my way to my chair. She was there as I had placed her, but in the black of the deck I could not tell whether she was awake or asleep. I hesitated a moment and then, slipping in, made myself comfortable for the night.