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Chapter III. Captain Len Guy

           

           “Andthesecond,captain?”

           “BecausetherouteoftheHalbraneisneversettledbeforehand.Shestartsforoneportandgoestoanother,justasIfindittomyadvantage.YoumustknowthatIamnotintheserviceofashipowner.Myshareintheschoonerisconsiderable,andIhavenoonebutmyselftoconsultinrespecttoher.”

           “Thenitentirelydependsonyoutogivemeapassage?”

           “Thatisso,butIcanonlyansweryoubyarefusal—tomyextremeregret.”

           “Perhapsyouwillchangeyourmind,captain,whenyouknowthatIcareverylittlewhatthedestinationofyourschoonermaybe.Itisnotunreasonabletosupposethatshewillgosomewhere—”

           “Somewhereindeed.”IfanciedthatCaptainLenGuythrewalonglooktowardsthesouthernhorizon.

           “Togohereortogothereisalmostamatterofindifferencetome.WhatIdesiredaboveallwastogetawayfromKerguelenatthefirstopportunitythatshouldoffer.”

           CaptainLenGuymademenoanswer;heremainedinsilentthought,butdidnotendeavourtoslipawayfromme.

           “Youaredoingmethehonourtolistentome?”Iaskedhimsharply.

           “Yes,sir.”

           “Iwillthenaddthat,ifIamnotmistaken,andiftherouteofyourshiphasnotbeenaltered,itwasyourintentiontoleaveChristmasHarbourforTristand’Acunha.”

           “PerhapsforTristand’Acunha,perhapsfortheCape,perhapsfortheFalklands,perhapsforelsewhere.

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