Now I come to think of it, I heard some of your people grumbling.
I hope your boat will get across all right." He got up and Cartwright pondered.

If outsiders knew his shareholders were dissatisfied, things were worse than he had thought and he might expect trouble at the next meeting.

Then he looked at his watch, but his chair was deep and when he tried to get up his leg hurt.

He sank back again.

Gavin knew where to find him if a reply from St.Johns arrived.
By and by his office boy, carrying a cable company's envelope, came in, and Cartwright's hand shook when he opened the message.