The name of the ship was the 'Zephyr'-- I remember, now." She looked up again to see if her mother was listening to the story.

Mrs.
Goddard looked pale and glanced uneasily towards the closed window.

She had probably been mistaken.
"And where did the ship sail to, Nellie dear ?" she asked, smoothing the child's curls again and forcing herself to smile.
"Oh--the ship was a perfectly new ship and it was the most beautiful weather in the world.

They were sailing away ever so far, towards the straits of Magellan.

I was so glad because I knew where the straits of Magellan were--and Mr.Juxon was immensely astonished.