CHAPTER FOURThe Bay of Biscay was no rougher than it usually was.
At the same time surging waves broke over the bow of the yacht one after the other.
It was very difficult to walk on deck unless one was particularly careful.
At any moment a big wave, for no obvious reason, would break over the sides.
If one was not quick enough in avoiding them, one was soaked to the skin.
Mellina was very sensible, when she went outside, to wear a mackintosh over her dress.
She appeared to glory in the fact that, as the yacht progressed Southwards, the huge waves seemed to break more violently against its sides.
To Lord Springdale’s astonishment Mellina was not seasick.
At dinner when everything that could be held down on the table was fixed, he asked her,
“How can it be possible that unlike othe
