Little Bear north
of it; and still north is the good old North Star. We are going straight
for land, Miss Howland." "You are awfully clever, Captain Merrithew."
Dan looked at her quickly. She was smiling mockingly. "Yes," she
continued, as though communing with
herself, "I really believe he would rather talk about his old stars than
bother coming down to the level of a girl who
is dying to bring him to earth. I cannot imagine a more disagreeable man
to be shipwrecked with."
