Conrad laughed.
“Let me commend you on having found your sea legs so quickly. Not everybody is so fortunate.”
“I was not being unkind,” Delora said quickly. “In fact I would never be unkind to Mrs. Melhuish, but even her best friend would not say that she is a good traveller!”
“Which I am sure you intend to be,” Conrad said. “Goodnight, Cousin Delora, and may I say in all sincerity that I am delighted to have you aboard.”
“You were hating the idea – when I first arrived!”
He was startled.
“How did you know that?”
“I could hear it in your voice and feel it when I shook your hand,” she explained. “I was so afraid that we were going to carry on the family feud all by ourselves in the middle of the ocean.”
“That is something we certainly will not do!” Conrad said firmly.
He opened the
