can’thardlybeartothinkofourlettin’hergoawayfromus。“
“Idon’twonderatthat。Justthinkitoverandwe’llhaveanothertalklater。“
CHAPTERX
Mr。KeithandtheCaptainhadthatlatertalk——severaltalks，infact——andaweekaftertheirfirstoneCaptainShadrachsuddenlyannouncedthathewascal’latin’torunuptoBostonjustforadayonbusinessandthatMary-’Gustahadbettergoalongwithhimforcompany。Zoethcouldtendstoreandgetalongallrightuntiltheyreturned。Thegirlwasnotsocertainofthegettingalongallright，butMr。HamiltonaswellastheCaptaininsisted，sosheconsentedatlast。TheBostontripwasnotexactlyanoveltytoher——shehadvisitedthecityanumberoftimesduringthepastfewyears——butaholidaywithUncleShadwasalwaysgoodfun。
TheytooktheearlymorningtrainandreachedBostonaboutteno’clock。Shadrach’sbusinessinthecityseemedtobeofarathervaguenaturethistime。Theycalledattheofficesoftwoorthreeofhisoldfriends——ship-chandlersandmarineoutfittersonCommercialStreetandAtlanticAvenue——andthentheCaptain，lookingathiswatch，announcedthatitwasprettynighnoontimeandhecal’latedtheyhadbetterbecruisin’uptowardsPinckneyStreet。