She put on Nanny’s little black bonnet and then, knowing that her ears would be cold, she tied a large white handkerchief over her head and knotted it under her chin.
Although she looked strange, she thought that no one would notice her.
Holding Lucy’s gloved hand in hers, they walked up the stairs.
A Steward saw them and exclaimed,
“You’re not going out in this weather?”
“It’s cold, but a breath of air will do us both good,” Iola answered.
“If you ask me, that’s a sensible way of looking at things,” he replied.
He was a youngish man and Iola did not miss the admiration in his eyes as he looked at her.
He opened the door for them saying,
“Now you be careful not to be blown away. If you keep on this side of the ship, it’s worse to leeward.”
“That is just what I was going to ask yo
