Thenwhydotheygoout？
Becausetheyareaccustomedtoit。TheyhavecomehitherallroundfromCowes，pasttheLand’sEnd，andpastCapeClear，andtheyarenotafraidorsickeither。ButshallItellyouhowyouwouldendthisevening？——atleastsoIsuspect。Lyingmiserableinastuffycabin，onasofa，andnotquitesurewhetheryouweredeadoralive，tillyouwerebundledintoaboatabouttwelveo’clockatnight，whenyououghttobesafeasleep，andcomehomecold，andwet，andstupid，andill，andlieinbedallto—morrow。
Butwilltheybewetandcold？
Icannotbesure；butfromthelookoftheskytheretowestward，Ithinksomeofthemwillbe。Sodoyoumakeupyourmindtostaywithme。Butifitisfineandsmoothto—morrow，perhapswemayrowdownthebay，andseeplentyofwonderfulthings。
ButwhyisitthatMadamHowwillnottellpeoplebeforehandwhatwillhappentothem，asyouhavetoldme？