I never saw such a nervous fellow." "You know he cannot help it, Captain Forster," Isobel said indignantly.
"I don't think it is right to make fun of him for what is a great misfortune." "I am not making fun of him, Miss Hannay.

I am pitying him." "It did not sound like it," Isobel said.

"I don't think you can understand it, Captain Forster; it must be terrible to be like that." "I quite agree with you there.

I know I should drown myself or put a bullet through my head if I could not show ordinary courage with a lot of ladies going on working quietly round me." "You must remember that Mr.Bathurst showed plenty of courage in going out among the mutineers last night." "Yes, he did that very well; but you see, he talks the language so thoroughly that, as he said himself, there was very little risk in it." "I don't like you to talk so, Captain Forster," Isobel said quietly.

"I do not see much of Mr.Bathurst.I have not spoken to him half a dozen times in the last month; but both my uncle and Dr.Wade have a high opinion of him, and do not consider that he should be personally blamed for being nervous under fire.