I Forbid the Banns! — page 51: what you’re looking at

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ON THE LIEBIG PRINCIPLE. 41 when the boat ran alongside the steamer, and Mr. Charlton hastened to help the lady, her niece, and their maid up the hand rail. “Thank goodness! these are the last steps I’ll see for some time, except the cabin stairs ; and I’m not sorry for it ; steps don’t suit me, Mr. Charlton.” None of the passengers on the deck of the Carnarvon Castle had time to notice the arrival of the boat which Mr. Charlton had steered alongside. The fact was that Mrs. Howard had brought with her from the shore two officers of Engineers—one of them with his wife—and Captain Waring had also been accompanied by some members of the garrison of St. Helena, who had lost no time in making the acquaintance of all the passengers who wore frocks. When a young man—or, for that matter, an old man— has been stationed for over a year—or, for that matter, Over a month—at such a place as St. Helena, anything that wears a gown is welcomed by him with indiscriminate enthusiasm, If a young woman wishes to be appreciated to a point within measurable distance of what she conceives to be her own value, she should makea call at the island of St. Helena. The occupants of the deck of the Carnarvon Castle were too deeply engrossed in their own affairs to havea moment to give to so ordinary an incident as the approach of another boat. They were standing and sitting and stroll- ing about fore and aft in companies of two and three. Some were leaning together in places of fascinating gloom, watching the little waves climbing up the sides of the steamer. All were deeply engrossed in their own _ affairs. “TLove-making on the Liebig principle,” said Cyril Southcote, waving his hand airily around as Charlton seated himself close to the hammock chair on which he reposed, far enough aft to run no chance of being tripped ~ (CORNIELIOOKS (E(@)