"When she awakes and finds herself far out at sea, there will be a devil of a racket, unless I can find a way to control her.

Should she denounce me, I might be detained by the Captain, subject to an examination.

And the money; it would have to go overboard or else I would go to the electric chair." He gave up his surest way of stopping the unruly woman's mouth.

"No!" he mused.

"That would never do here--on shipboard.