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Chapter II. The Tide Of Death

           What’sthedanger,andhowmuchofitisthere,andwhatarewegoin’todotomeetit?"

           Hestood,tallandstrong,inthesunshineatthewindow,withhisbrownhandupontheshoulderofSummerlee.Iwaslyingbackinanarmchair,anextinguishedcigarettebetweenmylips,inthatsortofhalf-dazedstateinwhichimpressionsbecomeexceedinglydistinct.Itmayhavebeenanewphaseofthepoisoning,butthedeliriouspromptingshadallpassedawayandweresucceededbyanexceedinglylanguidand,atthesametime,perceptivestateofmind.Iwasaspectator.Itdidnotseemtobeanypersonalconcernofmine.Butherewerethreestrongmenatagreatcrisis,anditwasfascinatingtoobservethem.Challengerbenthisheavybrowsandstrokedhisbeardbeforeheanswered.Onecouldseethathewasverycarefullyweighinghiswords.

           "WhatwasthelastnewswhenyouleftLondon?"heasked.

           "IwasattheGazetteofficeaboutten,"saidI."TherewasaReuterjustcomeinfromSingaporetotheeffectthatthesicknessseemedtobeuniversalinSumatraandthatthelighthouseshadnotbeenlitinconsequence."

           "Eventshavebeenmovingsomewhatrapidlysincethen,"saidChallenger,pickinguphispileoftelegrams."Iaminclosetouchbothwiththeauthoritiesandwiththepress,sothatnewsisconverginguponmefromallparts.Thereis,infact,ageneralandveryinsistentdemandthatIshouldcometoLondon;butIseenogoodendtobeserved.

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