Charles Beadle

“ No wonder that poor little man went crazy after the monkey wiped out the whole cabinful. He was absolutely insane when I first saw him in the saloon there. Then the monkey throwing that egg—a real one, fortunately for me!—gave him another shock which brought back his memory more or less. I've seen shell-shock cases react exactly the same way.
“But imagine afterward—that beast must have gone about like a naughty child throwing eggs or bombs at everybody he saw. And of course they would probably have laughed when they saw the beast with an egg in its hand. ”

“ By ——, those fellows will deserve all they will get. Three men to a watch to keep even one boiler going is heavy work.”
“I suppose it is,” assented Vi. “What happens when we get into port?”
“Oh, I shall report to the nearest agents and they will cable the owners, who will swear and report to the underwriters, who will also swear—but with joy though!” ”