Presently, above the dense mass of vegetation that Samburan presents to view, he saw the head of the flagstaff without a flag.

Then, while steaming across the slight indentation which for a time was known officially as Black Diamond Bay, he made out with his glass the white figure on the coaling-wharf.

It could be no one but Heyst.
"I thought for certain he wanted to be taken off, so I steamed in.

He made no signs.

However, I lowered a boat.