"Thank you, Dobbin," he said, rubbing his eyes with his knuckles, "I was just--just telling her I would. And, O Sir, she's so dam kind to me." The water pumps were at work again, and I am not sure that the soft-hearted Captain's eyes did not also twinkle.

"Thank you, Dobbin," he said, rubbing his eyes with his knuckles, "I was just - just telling her I would. And, O Sir, she's so dam kind to me."
