Thus was I bluntly dismissed from the poop, only to find Mugridge sleeping soundly from the morphine I
had given him. I made no haste to return on deck, and when I did I was gratified to see Miss Brewster
in animated conversation with Wolf Larsen. As I say, the sight gratified me. She was following my advice.
And yet I was conscious of a slight shock or hurt in that she was able to do the thing I had begged her
to do and which she had notably disliked.
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