Cecil came into the room abruptly, and closed the door behind him.

He was breathing quickly as though he had been running.

His lips were a little parted, and in his eyes shone an unmistakable expression of fear.

Forrest and the Princess both looked towards him apprehensively.
"What is it, Cecil ?" the latter asked quickly.

"You are a fool to go about the house looking like that." Cecil came further into the room and threw himself into a chair.
"It is that fellow upon the island," he said.