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suppose somebody could put us ashore? I want to get a few things at the shops. I dare say—her gaze wandered seaward along the horizon—"I dare say there are shops?"
"I think you'll be able to find anything you want if you don't want what they haven't got, Mrs. Morrill." He gave orders for the launch.
"I've had such a delightful rest," pursued Mrs. Morrill. "Do you know, I felt rather done up after last night? So I lay down and almost went to sleep!"
"I slept a whole hour," observed Leona. "I also snored. If you hadn't been asleep, mamma, you'd have heard me."
Peter looked pained. Gordon smiled. "You, too," he asked, "have shopping to do?"
Leona nodded. "I suppose so. A woman can always shop, you know."
"You'll come with us, Peter?" asked Mrs. Morrill. "I hardly know whether I ought to ask you, Mr. Ames."
"Thanks, but I think I'll stay aboard. Peter will show you where the stores are. He's never been in Gloucester, I believe, and so will be an excellent guide. Leona and I are staying here."
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