Brandy. How he had it I don't know; but we none o

[Crookshank]

Cheeks; while her large, grey eyes, shaded by long lashes, were full of
life and brightness. As to her features, they were perhaps a trifle
irregular, and her elder sisters were supposed to eclipse her
altogether; but to my mind she was far the most taking of the three. I
was not in the least surprised that Derrick should fall head over ears
in love with her; she was exactly the sort of girl that would infallibly
attract him. Her absence of shyness; her straightforward, easy way of
talking; her genuine goodheartedness; her devotion to animals--one of
his own pet hobbies--and finally her exquisite playing, made the result
a foregone conclusion. And then, moreover, they were perpetually
together. He would hang over the piano in the saloon for hours while she
played, the rest of us lazily enjoying the easy chairs and the fresh air
on deck; and whenever we landed, these two were sure in the end to be
just a little apart from the rest of us. It was an eminently successful
cruise. We all liked each other; the sea was calm, the sunshine
constant, the wind as a rule favourable, and I think I never in a single
fortnight heard so many good stories, or had such a good time. We seemed
to get right out of the world and its narrow restrictions, away from all
that was hollow and base and depressing, only landing now and then at
quaint little quiet places for some merry excursion on shor
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