But if James Playfair had been pleased with his ship, he had not been less delighted with the young girl’s bravery; Miss Halliburtt had passed the worst hours of the storm at his side, and James knew that a profound, imperious, irresistible love had taken possession of his whole being.
Halliburtt kisasszony velük együtt kitartott a fedélzeten a hurrikán legnehezebb óráiban is. James őszinte pillanataiban beismerte önmagának, hogy egész lényét parancsoló, mély szerelem tölti el, amelynek nem tud ellenállni.