"It must have been perfectly maddening for the good lady of
the ship to leave all this behind." She walked to the dressing-table
and peered into the mirror. It must be said she saw a girl whom under
other circumstances she would hardly have recognized. Her heavy hair
was dishevelled. Her long, blue broadcloth ulster was stained with
salt water and altogether out of shape. A great black smudge ran along
her cheek, and on her chin was a deep red scratch.
She looked at Dan from out the mirror, blushing.
"I am afraid I should compare rather unfavorably with the Captain's
lady. I think, first of all, I shall sit right down and do my hair.
But no--of course not now." She opened her eyes wide.
"Oh, yes, you can," laughed Dan. "I am going to leave you now and look
about the ship."
"Oh, no, you're not," exclaimed the girl; "you're not to leave me alone
on this horrid ship just yet. The hair can wait. I'll go with you.
If everything is as nice as this cabin I shall feel quite at home."
The cabin opposite the Captain's had been the mate's, and behind it was
the mess cabin. Here the greater part of crockery and glass was
shattered on the floor. An overturned bird-cage with a dead canary in
it lay under the table.
"Well," said Dan, "we ought to be comfortable.
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