12 HARK FORRARD! 



althougli Alfred Acton was twenty years his 

 senior. Having superintended the arrange- 

 ment of their luggage and seen that the 

 portmanteaux labelled ' Not wanted on the 

 voyage ' were safely consigned to the baggage 

 room, they proceeded to make a tour of in- 

 spection, during the progress of which Acton 

 constituted himself cicerone. 



' By Jove ! ' said Reggie, ' what clinking 

 bath rooms ! And here is the barber's shop close 

 handy. I think I shall be lazy and get shaved 

 every morning. Besides, I expect I should cut 

 myself if there was any sea on.' 



' We are going at the right time of year,' 

 said Acton, ' and it is quite possible we may 

 cross the Atlantic without wanting the fiddles 

 on at all.' 



' What the deuce are the fiddles ? ' 



^ Why, wooden frames that are put on the 

 table to prevent your soup from taking a 

 "header" into the lap of your vis-a-vis \ they 

 are uncommonly necessary too, I can tell you, 

 when she is knocking about.' 



