The futility of asking a question that would not be answered, the difficulty of interference, and his extreme dislike of incurring from O'Shea farther insult, were enough to produce his silence.

Behind that lay the fact that he would be almost glad if the murder was done.

Josephine's faith had inspired in him such love for her as had made him save her from doing what she thought wrong at any cost; but the inspiration did not extend to this.

It appeared to him the lesser evil of the two.
"I will go with the boat," said Caius.

"It is the quicker way." He felt that for some reason this pleased O'Shea, who began at once to hurry off to get the luggage, but as he went he only remarked grimly: "They say as it's the longest way round that is the shortest way home.
If you're tipped in the ice, Mr.Doctor, ye'll foind that true, I'm thinking." Caius found that O'Shea's boat, a heavy flat-bottomed thing, was already half launched upon the beach, furnished with stout boat-hooks for pushing among the ice, as well as her oars and sailing gear.