"Don't you think your morning negligee is just a little scanty even for this Godforsaken corner of the earth ?" Lips parted in sheer astonishment, she looked at him.

Then her eyes dropped to her bare feet, her dimpled knees.

She clasped her arms across her breasts; rosy red turned all her fair skin.
"Oh!" she gasped.

"Oh!" And hid from Drake and me behind the tall figure of her brother.
I walked over to the pile of silken stuffs, took the cloak and tossed it to her.

Ventnor pointed to the saddlebags.
"You've another outfit there, Ruth," he said.