She's great on fashion books, Bos'n is." Keturah got together a half dozen numbers of the Home Dressmaker and other periodicals of a similar nature.

The captain took them under his arm and departed, whispering to Mr.Tidditt, as he passed the latter in the hall: "Come up by and by, Ase.

I want to talk to you.

Bring Bailey along, if you can do it without startin' divorce proceedings." Later, when the trio gathered in the Whittaker sitting room, Captain Cy produced the "fashion books" and spoke concerning them.
"You see," he said, "I--I've been thinkin' that Bos'n--Emily, that is--wan't rigged exactly the way she ought to be.

Have you fellers noticed it ?" His friends seemed surprised.