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thing like what Acton had described her she 

 would have it all her own way as regarded 

 personal appearance. The dinner, as usual on 

 the Cunard boats, was excellent, and as Reggie 

 and Acton smoked their after-dinner cigar on 

 deck, they were both agreed that it would be 

 impossible to visit the land of the setting 

 sun under more favourable auspices than the 

 present. 



Reggie woke up very early on the follow- 

 ing morning, as soon, in fact, as the steamer 

 stopped. It took him some minutes to decide 

 where he was, but the lapping of the water 

 against the side of the ship soon reminded him 

 that he was afloat. He turned out and found 

 that Acton had already gone on deck, so he 

 followed him in his ' pyjamas,' which, we may 

 inform our readers, are considered quite ortho- 

 dox on board ship before eight o'clock. 



Queenstown harbour looked very beautiful 

 on this lovely summer morning, bathed in the 

 bright sunlight and dotted with small craft 

 returning from their fishing grounds. After 



