He muttered to his chief-- "Damme if I've got the hang of this business yet." "Neither have I.Anstruther looks a decent sort of fellow, and the girl is a stunner.

Yet, d'ye know, Playdon, right through the cruise I've always understood that she was the fiancee of that cad, Ventnor." "Anstruther appears to have arranged matters differently.

Wonder what pa will say when that Johnnie owns up about the court-martial." "Give it up, which is more than the girl will do, or I'm much mistaken.
Funny thing, you know, but I've a sort of hazy recollection of Anstruther's name being mixed up with that of a Colonel's wife at Hong Kong.

Fancy Ventnor was in it too, as a witness.

Stand by, and we'll see something before we unload at Singapore.".