"To think that all these troubles should occur the very moment I left you!" Yet she gave no thought to the serious financial effect of such a string of catastrophes.

Robert, of course, appreciated this side of the business, especially in view of the shipowner's remark about the insurance.

But Sir Arthur Deane's stiff upper lip deceived him.

He failed to realize that the father was acting a part for his daughter's sake.
Oddly enough, the baronet did not seek to discuss with them the legal-looking document affixed near the cave.

It claimed all rights in the island in their joint names, and this was a topic he wished to avoid.