You MUST be my lead." "How can you be sure," she asked, "where I should take you ?" "Why, from your having brought me safely thus far.

I should never have got here without you.

You've provided the ship itself, and, if you've not quite seen me aboard, you've attended me, ever so kindly, to the dock.

Your own vessel is, all conveniently, in the next berth, and you can't desert me now." She showed him again her amusement, which struck him even as excessive, as if, to his surprise, he made her also a little nervous; she treated him in fine as if he were not uttering truths, but making pretty figures for her diversion.

"My vessel, dear Prince ?" she smiled.