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The Quartermaster of the “Britannia”

           "Yes,thatIdid,itisquiteright,"saidRobert.

           Hewentontomentionseveralothertriflingincidents,withoutattachingtheimportancetothemthatJohnManglesdid,andwhenhestoppedMaryGrantsaid,inhersoftvoice:"Oh,goon,Mr.Ayrton,tellusmoreaboutourfather."

           Thequartermasterdidhisbesttosatisfythepoorgirl,andGlenarvandidnotinterrupthim,thoughascoreofquestionsfarmoreimportantcrowdedintohismind.LadyHelenamadehimlookatMary’sbeamingface,andthewordshewasabouttoutterremainedunspoken.

           AyrtongaveanaccountoftheBritannia’SvoyageacrossthePacific.Maryknewmostofitbefore,asnewsoftheshiphadcomeregularlyuptothemonthofMay,1862.InthecourseoftheyearHarryGranthadtouchedatalltheprincipalports.HehadbeentotheHebrides,toNewGuinea,NewZealand,andNewCaledonia,andhadsucceededinfindinganimportantpointonthewesterncoastofPapua,wheretheestablishmentofaScotchcolonyseemedtohimeasy,anditsprosperitycertain.AgoodportontheMoluccaandPhilippineroutemustattractships,especiallywhentheopeningoftheSuezCanalwouldhavesupplantedtheCaperoute.HarryGrantwasoneofthosewhoappreciatedthegreatworkofM.DeLesseps,andwouldnotallowpoliticalrivalriestointerferewithinternationalinterests.

           AfterreconnoiteringPapua,theBritanniawenttoprovisionherselfatCallao,andleftthatportonthe30thofMay,1862,toreturntoEuropebytheIndianOceanandtheCape.

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