At any rate, Jim was quite justified in showing him the letter, "for you know," he said, "as there is nothing at all about you in it, there can be no breach of confidence." "Well!" said Sam, when he had read it.
"Well!" said Jim.

"Let us all three ride over and look at the foal." So they went, and were strictly to be home at dinner time; whereas not one of them came home for a week.
When they came to the door at Garoopna, there was Alice, most bewitchingly beautiful.

Papa was away on the run, and Dr.Mulhaus with him; so the three came in.

Alice was very glad to see Halbert--was glad also to see Sam; but not so glad, or, at all events, did not say so much about it.
"Alice, have you seen the newspaper ?" said Jim.
"No; why ?" "There is a great steamer gone down at sea, and three hundred persons drowned!" "What a horrible thing! I should never have courage to cross the sea." "You would soon get accustomed to it, I think," said Halbert.
"I have never even seen it as yet," she said, "save at a distance." "Strange, neither have I," said Sam.

"I have dim recollections of our voyage here, but I never stood upon the shore in my life." "I have beat you there," said Jim.