His Other Wife: A Novel — page 206: what you’re looking at

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198 _. SERPENT AND DOVE, is not as if we had a propeller astern of us. We must wait on wind and tide.” Faith made no answer, but looked very grave. She was not made of the stuff that collapses under pressure, or that wastes its vitality in useless bewailings. A light sigh escaped her unawares. She was too generous to make the catastrophe wcrse by complaints. “Can you not go back to sleep now? I will watch over you till morning.” His manner was considerate and delicate as a brother’s, and Faith smiled gratefully as she answered : ‘“‘Oh, no. Jam not in the least sleepy nor tired now; but you must be, if you have been sitting there long. Suppose you lie down and let me keep awake?” ‘“No, I could not thing of that; we will both keep awake, unless you will retire to the state-room that has been put at your disposal. In that case I will consent to have a nap.” ‘““That will be far the most sensible arrangement. Which is my state-room?” ‘‘Here.” Vernois opened the door to one of two narrow apartments. ‘‘Are there many passengers?” she asked, a little nerv- ously, glancing round again upon the small saloon. ‘‘Not many,” replied Vernois, instantly afterward clos- ing the door on her to avoid any more awkward questions, until daylight and the refreshment of sleep should have lent their sustaining influence to the ordeal of revelation. Eomicbooks.¢o