EvenZoethsmilednowandMarylaughedaloud。
“Butyouhaven’tobjected；youhaven’tmindedbeing——whatshallI
callit？——skipped——byme，haveyou？“sheasked。
TheCaptaingrinned。“Mindit！“heexclaimed。“Umph！Theonlytimewhenwereallymindeditwastheselasttwoyearswhenweain’thadit。Wemindedmissin’it，that’swhatweminded。“
“Well，youwon’tmissitanymore。Nowhelpmeputthesethingsbackinthesafeandwe’llgohome。Yes，home！Tomorrowmorning——