"And she say, she say," went on Mr. Dainopoulos steadily, "her mother perhaps, you understand, some women have one, two, three, four husband, you see? Well, her mother want a good man of business. So Miss Solaris she sign a paper for me. She give everything to my wife."
"Everything! Which is nothing, I've no doubt."
"Ah-h! Not nothing. I sell his tobacco now, and it's not nothing, I can tell you. No! By and by, Miss Solaris, now her mother marry again, will be rich. But she's crazy about that feller I told you she had here."
"I don't remember anything about it. I make it a rule to have nothing to do with passengers. I expect no less," announced Captain Rannie, alert to hear every word.
"Well, if a woman wants a man, she gets him," observed Mr. Dainopoulos gravely.
"That's true, I admit," was the unexpected reply.
"And you know well enough she'll find young Lietherthal easy if she wants him. Me, I think she'll stay round with him." And Mr. Dainopoulos jerked his finger in the direction of the Kalkis.
Captain Rannie suddenly reversed himself on his chair and changed legs, uttering a sound like a snort.
"Yes," said Mr. Dainopoulos. "My wife she thinks maybe he marry her."
Captain Rannie moved his foot up and down and smiled unpleasantly.