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An Unexpected Passenger

           "Well,really,"saidLadyGlenarvan,"youaresoproudofyouryachtthatyoumakemewishtolookalloverit;andIshouldliketogodownandseehowourbravemenarelodged."

           "Theirquartersarefirst-rate,"repliedJohn,"theyareascomfortableasiftheywereathome."

           "Andtheyreallyareathome,mydearHelena,"saidLordGlenarvan."ThisyachtisaportionofouroldCaledonia,afragmentofDumbartonshire,makingavoyagebyspecialfavor,sothatinamannerwearestillinourowncountry.TheDuncanisMalcolmCastle,andtheoceanisLochLomond."

           "Verywell,dearEdward,dothehonorsoftheCastlethen."

           "Atyourservice,madam;butletmetellOlbinettfirst."

           Thestewardoftheyachtwasanexcellentmaitred’hotel,andmighthavebeenFrenchforhisairsofimportance,butforallthathedischargedhisfunctionswithzealandintelligence.

           "Olbinett,"saidhismaster,asheappearedinanswertohissummons,"wearegoingtohaveaturnbeforebreakfast.Ihopeweshallfinditreadywhenwecomeback."

           HesaidthisjustasifithadbeenawalktoTarbertorLochKatrinetheyweregoing,andthestewardbowedwithperfectgravityinreply.

           "Areyoucomingwithus,Major?"askedLadyHelena.

           "Ifyoucommandme,"repliedMcNabbs.

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