Additional duties had drawn the ladies from their pillows at an hour somewhat earlier than usual; and Captain Lawton, notwithstanding the sufferings of his body, had risen in compliance with a rule from which he never departed, of sleeping but six hours at a time.
Megszaporodott tennivalóik miatt a hölgyek a szokottnál valamivel korábban keltek fel; s Lawton kapitány, minden fájdalma ellenére, most is betartotta azt a szigorú szabályt, hogy legfeljebb hat órát alszik egy végtében.