The others on the Boat Deck understood too. There was no more joking or lingering. In fact, there was hardly time to say good-bye. “It’s all right, little girl,” called Dan Marvin to his new bride; “you go and I’ll stay a while.” He blew her a kiss as she entered the boat. “I’ll see you later,” Adolf Dyker smiled as he helped Mrs. Dyker across the gunwale. “Be brave; no matter what happens, be brave,” Dr. W. T. Minahan told Mrs. Minahan as he stepped back with the other men. Mr. Turrell Cavendish said nothing to Mrs. Cavendish. Just a kiss … a long look … another kiss … and he disappeared
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