A Greek Beauty

'To obey as a sailor would obey his captain?' ¡¡¡¡Yes,' she answered. 'It was stupid of me, I know.' ¡¡¡¡'Then you must promise something else,' I ventured. ¡¡¡¡'Readily.' ¡¡¡¡'That you will not say, "Please, please," too often; for when you do you are sure to override my authority.' ¡¡¡¡She laughed with amused appreciation. She, too, had noticed the power of the rep

eated 'please.' ¡¡¡¡'It is a good word-' I began. ¡¡¡¡'But I must not overwork it,' she said. ¡¡¡¡Then she laughed weakly, and her head drooped again. I left the oar long enough to tuck the blankets about her feet and to pull a single fold across her face. Alas! she was not strong. I looked with misgiving toward the southwest and thought of the six hundred miles of hardship before us- aye, if it were no worse than hardship