She stood looking up, her hand outstretched as though to keep him away.
"I cannot listen any more," she declared.

"If you say another word I shall go below." He remained for a moment gloomily silent.

A young officer stepped out of the wireless room and saluted Geraldine.
"Very sorry for you people, Miss Conyers," he announced, "but I am afraid we'll have to put you on shore.

We've an urgent message here from the flag-ship to clear off all guests." "But we haven't had lunch yet!" Geraldine protested.
Conyers suddenly made his appearance in the gangway, followed by Olive.
"What's the message, Howard ?" he inquired.
The officer saluted and handed over a folded piece of paper.

Conyers read it with a frown and stepped at once out on to the deck.