His Other Wife: A Novel — page 208: what you’re looking at

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200 THE MADCAP TAKES A PRIZE, Faith took the cup and plate, as she answered. ‘Why did you not let me know it? You must have been both lonely and frightened.” At his request she entered the cabin, where he placed the things for her on the narrow table that stood in the center of the apartment, and set a chair for her beside it. Faith sipped the coffee in silence. When she had emptied the cup, without touching the bread, she said: ‘‘ Where are the other passengers?” Vernois hesitated a moment, then replied, a little ner- vously : “*On deck.” ‘‘On deck! In this weather?” | ‘“That is to say, the captain and mate are on deck. We are the only passengers.” The girl fixed her eyes on him in a startled way ’ she asked, her face paling at the thought, ‘that only the captain, the mate, and ourselves are on this ship?” ‘* There is a third—the cook.” ‘“Where is she?” | ‘<The cook,” answered Vernois, reluctantly, ‘‘is getting breakfast just beyond there,” pointing to a door that sep- arated the cabin from the kitchen. ‘Ts it true,’ ‘“Can I go there ?” ‘Ves, if you like. Take my arm; the vessel rocks so that you may fall in walking.” : ies saaes. Eomicbooks.¢o