Now allow me to offer you my arm." "Will you take mine also, my dear," said Mr Ferguson.
"No, Mr Ferguson," replied the lady, tartly; "I think it is enough for you to take care of yourself.

Recollect your Scripture proverb of 'the blind leading the blind.' I have no inclination to tumble into one of those pits," added she, pointing to the hatchway.
Captain Drawlock very civilly dragged the lady to the weather-side of the quarter-deck, where, after in vain attempting to walk, she sat down on one of the carronade slides.
"The fresh air will soon revive you, ma'am; you'll be much better directly," observed the attentive captain.

"I beg your pardon one moment, but there is another lady coming out of the cuddy." The cabins abaft the cuddy, or dining-room, were generally occupied by the more distinguished and wealthy passengers (a proportionate sum being charged extra for them).

The good people of Glasgow, with a due regard to economy, had not run themselves into such unnecessary expenses for the passage of Mr and Mrs Ferguson.

Mr Revel, aware of the effect produced by an appearance of wealth, had taken one of them for his daughters.