I--I hope you'll be comfortable." "Thank you," said the girl.
"You--you are very like your poor mother," said the captain.
"I hope so," said Prudence.
She stole up to the captain and, after a moment's hesitation, kissed his cheek.

The next moment she was caught up and crushed in the arms of a powerful and affectionate bear.
"Blest if I hardly knew how to take you at first," said the captain, his red face shining with gratification.

"Little girls are one thing, but when they grow up into"-- he held her away and looked at her proudly-- "into handsome and dignified-looking young women, a man doesn't quite know where he is." He took her in his arms again and, kissing her forehead, winked delightedly in the direction of Mr.Tredgold, who was affecting to look out of the window.
"My man'll be in soon," he said, releasing the girl, "and then we'll see about some tea.

He met me at the station and I sent him straight off for things to eat." "Your man ?" said Miss Drewitt.
"Yes; I thought a man would be easier to manage than a girl," said the captain, knowingly.

"You can be freer with 'em in the matter of language, and then there's no followers or anything of that kind.