19/20 "He's in his element among them. That's why he gets on so well with them." "He doesn't seem much the worse for the climate, either." "His body does not, but his soul, Ezra, his soul? I wish you to see the underwriters and pay the premium of the _Black Eagle_. If you see your way to it, increase the policy; but do it carefully, Ezra, and with tact. She will start about the time of the equinoctial gales. |