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"The way I'm knowing she'll be at Southampton in a new hat and feather! So mind yer oi, Commanther." We passed the Channel Islands in the spring of morning, and at breakfast-time we picked up the pilot, who had brought out a group of reporters. Towards seven o'clock at night we heaved up to the grey stone pier at the head of Southampton Water.
And then to think of O'Sullivan doing the same for me, with: "The poor Commanther! Look at him there. Faith, he's keeping a good heart, isn't he? But it's just destroyed he is for want of news of a great friend that was in trouble. It was a girl . . . a lady, I mane. You haven't heard the whisper of a word, sir . . . eh?" Our chairman had heard nothing.
To escape from it I joined the sports of my shipmates, who with joyful news in their hearts and fresh food in their stomachs were feeling as good as new in spite of all they had suffered. There was a big warm-hearted crowd on the pier at Port Lyttelton. Treacle said, "Gawd. Commanther! A girl!"
"Let's skip, Commanther," was the next thing I heard, and then I was helped upstairs to bed. What a flirt I am becoming! Having conceived the idea that Dr. O'Sullivan is a little wee bit in love with me too, I have been playing him off against Martin.
Proved your point up to the hilt, my boy!" And when I said something about not having gone all the way he cried: "Never mind! And if anybody's after saying that the Commanther was turned back this time by anything less than the almighty power of Nature in her wrath, you may say there's forty-eight of us here to tell him he lies."
We stayed two eternal days at Port Said while the vessel was taking coal for the rest of the voyage, and almost at the moment of sailing a letter arrived from Ellan, which, falling into O'Sullivan's hands first, sent him flying through the steamer and shouting at the top of his voice: "Commanther! Commanther!" The passengers gave room for him, and told me afterwards of his beaming face.
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