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seven or eight days more of this. What on 

 earth shall we do with ourselves ? ' 



' That is always the way with people the 

 first day or so. You will find the time literally 

 fly after to-morrow, and though you may not 

 believe it now, you will be quite sorry to leave 

 the ship when the passage is over.' 



' I can believe a good deal, my dear Alfred, 

 but that is a little bit too far fetched.' 



' Ah, well, nous verrons^ said Acton. 



After dinner that night they got up a 

 rubber of whist, and Reginald was fain to con- 

 fess that he had somehow or other got through 

 the day very fairly well. 



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