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"Well, Mr Gwyn, and how are you? Very glad to see you, sir, under iven you a good

breakfast"

"Oh, first rate, sir," said Cardo, shaking hands and taking the chair

which Valmai placed for him beside the bed

"Well, now, here's a quandary, the Burrawalla is in! but it's an ill

wind that blows nobody any good, and since you lad it has landed you here"

"The delay is of no consequence to me; and it's a wind I shall bless

all my life"

"Well, Ay don't knohat Captain Oould say to that nor the owners

nayther They wouldn't join in your blessings, I expect"

Cardo felt he had made a mistake, and looked at Valmai for inspiration

"Mr Wynne was rather hurried away, uncle, so he was not sorry to come

back"

Cardo nodded his thanks to Val unconstrainedly, and when at last Cardo accepted a cigar from

a silver case which the captain drew from under his pillow, his

conquest of the old man's heart was complete