Personally, I should not mind
being out in the Seabird in any weather, but I would certainly
rather not have ladies on board."
"You don't think we should scream, or do anything foolish, Mr.
Virtue?" Minnie Graham said indignantly.
"Not at all, Miss Graham. Still, I repeat, the knowledge that there
are women on board, delightful at other times, does not tend to
comfort in bad weather. Of course, if you prefer it, we can put
off our start till this puff of wind has blown itself out. It may
have dropped before morning. It may last some little time. I don't
think myself that it will drop, for the glass has fallen, and I am
afraid we may have a spell of broken weather."
"Oh, no; don't put it off," Mrs. Grantham said; "we have only another
fortnight before James must be back again in London, and it would
be a great pity to lose three or four days perhaps; and we have
been looking forward to cruising about among the Channel Islands,
and to St. Mao, and all those places. Oh, no; I think the other is
much the better plan--that is if you won't take us with you."
"It would be bad manners to say that I won't, Mrs. Grantham; but
I must say I would rather not. It will be a very short separation.
Grantham will take you on shore at once, and as soon as the boat
comes back I shall be off.
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