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"Is Mrs Anthony not feeling well?" asked Powell But Mr Smith's remark

was not meant for Mrs Anthony She ell He himself ell It

was the captain's health that did not seem quite satisfactory Had Mr

Powell noticed his appearance?

Mr Powell didn't know enough of the captain to judge He couldn't tell

But he observed thoughtfully that Mr Franklin had been saying the sa And Franklin had known the captain for years The ence startled Mr S?" he exclaimed with an animation quite extraordinary

for him, which horrified Mr Powell

"Heavens! Die! No! Don't you alarer frohed Mr Smith and left the poop for the saloon rather

abruptly

As a matter of fact Mr Franklin had been on deck for so Powell; but seeing hied in

talk with the "enemy"--with one of the "enemies" at least--had kept at a

distance, which, the poop of the Ferndale being aver seventy feet long,

he had no difficulty in doing Mr Powell saw hi on his elbow, melancholy and silent "Oh! Here you are,

sir"

"Here I am Here I've been ever since six o'clock Didn't want to

interrupt the pleasant conversation If you like to put in half of your

watch beloith a dear friend, that's not h"