“Likeit，doyou？“askedZoeth，echoinghisfriend’squestion。
Mary-’Gustanodded。“Yes，sir，“shesaid。“It——it’slovely。“
CaptainShadrachnodded。“Besttownonearth，ifIdosayit，“hesaid，emphatically。“Soyouthinkit’slovely，eh？“
“Yes，sir。“Then，pointing，sheasked：“Isthatyourhouse？“
TheCaptaingrinned。“Well，no，notexactly，“hesaid。“That’sthetownhall。Nobodylivestherebuttheselectmenandtheyain’tpermanentboarders——thatis，Ihavehopessomeof’em’llmoveaftertown-meetin’day。Ourhouseisoveryonder，downnightheshore。“