There was a knock at the door and Lord Castleton entered.
Harry immediately stood up.
“Have you spoken to the Captain, my Lord?”
“I have. He is waiting for you in my cabin next door.”
Harry looked very apprehensive.
He shepherded the nervous boy out of the cabin.
Justina waited, as apprehensive as Harry. She tried to remember that she trusted Lord Castleton to fix everything in the best possible way.
Lord Castleton quickly returned.
“Sorry to leave you, but I thought I should introduce Harry to the Captain and not leave him to encounter the great man on his own.”
He spoke cheerfully and Justina felt that things were going to be all right.
“I suppose the Captain is rather like God,” she said with a smile.
“On his ship, I think you have it exactly right. Now, you will want to know
