There was a convenient seat not far from the ship and Weena sat down on it.
Her brother was away for a short while and then he came back to say,
“This ship is leaving for Constantinople and then it is going on to Athens. I will just find out the destination of the other ship, which does not look so good. Then we can decide which one to board.”
He did as he said and came back to tell her,
“That second ship is not good enough for us. Let me take you aboard the first one and put you in your cabin while I go to fetch the luggage we are taking with us.”
Because Weena was now feeling tired and a little depressed, she said nothing and her brother led the way.
He climbed aboard and told her to wait while he found someone who would take them to their cabins.
The man spoke a strange language
