CHAPTER X.
The Moon Pool Da Costa, who had come aboard unnoticed by either of us, now tapped me on the arm.
"Doctair Goodwin," he said, "can I see you in my cabin, sair ?" At last, then, he was going to speak.

I followed him.
"Doctair," he said, when we had entered, "this is a veree strange thing that has happened to Olaf.

Veree strange.

An' the natives of Ponape, they have been very much excite' lately.
"Of what they fear I know nothing, nothing!" Again that quick, furtive crossing of himself.

"But this I have to tell you.