“Now, for instance, what are you going to breakfast on presently?”
The lady laughed lightly and shook her red brown hair.
“First of all I have to make a fire.”
“Oh!”
“But that is not so very difficult”
“How do you do it?”
“Would you like to know?”
“Very much indeed. I should like to see, if I may.”
The lady reflected a moment. “I suppose you may, but if you do, you ought to help me, don't you think?” The gentleman much amused and greatly interested.
“Ah but you see, it is you I want to see make it. I am very useless you know at that sort of thing, still, if you will allow me, I will try my best. Am I to come ashore?”