Well," said Sellers blithely to Tracy, "I shall miss her-- parents always miss the children as soon as they're out of sight, it's only a natural and wisely ordained partiality--but you'll be all right, because Miss Belle will supply the youthful element for you and to your entire content; and we old people will do our best, too.

We shall have a good enough time.

And you'll have a chance to get better acquainted with Admiral Hawkins.

That's a rare character, Mr.Tracy--one of the rarest and most engaging characters the world has produced.

You'll find him worth studying.