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           Hemadeuphismindtoinheritthechargeofthissteamerifitwastobedoneatall;notindeedestimatingthecommandoftheSofalaasaverygreatcatch,butforthereasonthat,outEastespecially,tomakeastartiseverything,andonecommandleadstoanother.

           Hebeganbypromisinghimselftobehavewithgreatcircumspection;Massy’ssomberandfantastichumorsintimidatedhimasbeingoutsideone’susualseaexperience;buthewasquiteintelligentenoughtorealizealmostfromthefirstthathewasthereinthepresenceofanexceptionalsituation.Hispeculiarpryingimaginationpenetrateditquickly;thefeelingthattherewasinitanelementwhicheludedhisgraspexasperatedhisimpatiencetogeton.Andsoonetripcametoanend,thenanother,andhehadbegunhisthirdbeforehesawanopeningbywhichhecouldstepinwithanysortofeffect.Ithadallbeenveryqueerandveryobscure;somethinghadbeengoingonnearhim,asifseparatedbyachasmfromthecommonlifeandtheworkingroutineoftheship,whichwasexactlylikethelifeandtheroutineofanyothercoastingsteamerofthatclass.

           Thenonedayhemadehisdiscovery.

           Itcametohimafteralltheseweeksofwatchfulobservationandpuzzledsurmises,suddenly,likethelong-soughtsolutionofariddlethatsuggestsitselftothemindinaflash.Notwiththesameauthority,however.

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