She told him all without reservation, feeling in a fashion that it was his right to know.
He listened gravely, without comment, until she ended, when he made one brief observation.

"And so you chose the deep sea!" "Could I have done anything else ?" she said.

"Would you have done anything else ?" "Probably not," he said.

"But a man is better equipped to fight the undercurrents!" "You think I was very rash ?" she questioned.
He smiled.

"One doesn't look for caution in a girl.