"You can go sailing on the _Martha_ any time you please--recruiting on Malaita if you want to." It was a great concession he was making, and he felt that he did it against his better judgment.

Her reception of it was a surprise to him.
"With old Kinross in command ?" she queried.

"No, thank you.

He'd drive me to suicide.

I couldn't stand his handling of her.