“Oh, Billy, it’s no use!” Erminie sobbed, as the boat grew smaller and smaller on the gray water (Frontispiece)
Billy gazed down on her with tender eyes, his heart beating faster with a manly, protecting feeling new to him
“Weren’t you afraid?” Redtop asked when the first, busy part of the meal was over
“Stay where you are till I speak”
“What do you mean, Billy Boy, by refusing to speak to me?”
“Give her to me; I am fresh,” he said, attempting to take Mrs. Smith from Billy’s arms
