. A little queen of hearts; an international story . seemed to be set on hisshoulders in a most kindly fashion. But Chris himself wasoblivious to all his charms, personal or otherwise, and in thismodesty of his, and in many other ways as well, proved himself thegentleman; and the beauty of it was that Mr. Harris, being a truegentleman himself, had long ago recognized the article in his post-man. It was a pity Chris should not have known this. It wouldhave spared him a wretched hour or so that first morning at , this not knowing is responsible for a great deal of thisworlds fret and w
. A little queen of hearts; an international story . seemed to be set on hisshoulders in a most kindly fashion. But Chris himself wasoblivious to all his charms, personal or otherwise, and in thismodesty of his, and in many other ways as well, proved himself thegentleman; and the beauty of it was that Mr. Harris, being a truegentleman himself, had long ago recognized the article in his post-man. It was a pity Chris should not have known this. It wouldhave spared him a wretched hour or so that first morning at , this not knowing is responsible for a great deal of thisworlds fret and worry, and yet too much knowing would be just assorry a thing sometimes; so perhaps it would be as well for us toleave matters as they are for the present. Meantime, Marie-Celeste had made her way to the bow, andto the doorway of a room there, which she had chanced to noticethe afternoon before. Passengers are not allowed in here, are they ? she asked timidly. Not ordinarily, said the captain, looking up from a chartspread out on a table before 34 A LITTLE QUEEN OF HEARTS. Marie-Celeste could not possibly discover whether the tone wasencouraging or no, but in any case she had no words with which tocontinue, so awe-inspiring proved the blue coat, gold braid, andthe other insignia of the captains office. Besides, it had taken somuch courage to nerve herself up to the mere asking of the ques-tion, that she found she had none in reserve, and stood transfixed inthe doorway, her little face aflame with embarrassment. Now,if there is a class of men anywhere who believe in what we werespeaking of a minute ago (that is, a mans knowing his place),they are the captains of the ocean steamers. It is of course nothingbut the enforcement of this very rule that renders ocean travel thesafe and comfortable thing it is, and that assures you, even in case ofaccident, that the strictest discipline will be preserved. Indeed, Ihave an idea that Captain Revell inclines to apply the same ruleto e
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