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Updated: July 29, 2025
"If I could only slide down into her, an' nick off to the old Alvina over there, I'd be home before breakfast," he said. "Me people live at Queenscliff don't it seem a fair cow to have to go past 'em, right up to Melbourne?" The pilot's head appeared above on the bridge, beside the captain's, and presently the Nauru gathered way, and, slowly turning, forged through the tossing waters of the Rip.
No one knew quite when the Nauru would berth; it was wrapped in mystery, like all movements of troopships. So every one was ready the night before kit bags packed, gear stowed away, nothing left save absolute necessaries.
The Nauru turned across Port Phillip Bay, and presently they felt the engines cease, and there came the rattle of the chain as the anchor shot into the sea. "As the captain thought," said Jim. "He fancied they'd anchor us off Portsea for the night and bring us up to Port Melbourne in the morning, after we'd been inspected.
"Bless you, Norah and dad hadn't tasted butter for nearly three years before they came on board the Nauru," said Jim. "It was affecting to see Nor greeting a pat of butter for the first time!" "But you had some butter we read about it." "Two ounces per head weekly but they put all their ration into the 'Tired People's food," said Wally. "It wasn't only dad and I," said Norah quickly.
So Cecilia took command of them and played with them until the harassed mother had finished, and came to reclaim her offspring this time with the worry lines smoothed out of her face. She sat down by Cecilia and talked, and presently it appeared that she also was sailing in the Nauru. "Indeed, I thought it was only wives who were going," she said. "I didn't know sisters were permitted."
"It would simplify matters if we knew our cabin numbers," said Colonel Burton. "But we don't; neither does anyone, as far as I can gather, since cabins appear to be allotted just as you go on board a peculiar system. Can you imagine the ghastly heap of miscellaneous luggage that will be dumped on the Nauru, with frenzied owners wildly trying to sort it out!"
My husband isn't. He was an old regular officer, and returned to his regiment as soon as war broke out. I don't think there will be many women on board: the Nauru isn't a family ship, you know." "What is that?" Cecilia queried.
No; we don't owe him any consideration, Tommy; and he saw to it years ago that we should never owe him any affection. So we really needn't worry our heads about him. By the way, there are to be some Australians on the Nauru who General Harran says may be of use to us I don't remember their names, but he's going to give me a letter to them.
Then the Nauru came to rest at last, and the gangways rattled down, and the march off began, to the quick lilt of the band playing "Oh, it's a Lovely War." The men took up the words, singing as they marched back to Victoria coming back, as they had gone, with a joke on their lips.
A jolly good ship, too, Tommy; one of the big Australian liners the Nauru. You're all ready, aren't you?" "Oh, yes. And there's the most tremendous piece of luck, Bobby Mrs. Rainham's going away on Wednesday!" "Going away! How more than tactful!" ejaculated Bob. "Where is she going?" "To Liverpool." "Liverpool? Oh, by Jove!"
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