Travilla, "I had thought she would be a
nice companion for you, and until this evening I have not seen her show
any naughty temper since the first week she was here."
"No, mamma, she has been quite well-behaved, I believe, and perhaps she
will prove a pleasant companion. I am sorry for her, too, because she
hasn't a dear, wise, kind mother like mine," Rosie added, putting her
arms about her mother's neck, "and because the father, I am sure she loves
very much, must soon go away and leave her."
CHAPTER V.
"Farewell, God knows when we shall meet again."
--Shakespeare.
The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before
Violet and the little girls had left their rooms. The lad liked to be
alone with his father sometimes. He had always been proud and fond of him,
and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened
the bonds of affection between them. The boy's heart was sore at thought
of the parting that must soon come, the captain's hardly less so. He
talked very kindly with his son, urging him to make the best use of his
time, talents and opportunities, and grow up to be a good, honorable and
useful man.
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