I shall want to see you." The second officer and the purser were with Doctor Marston when Alan passed them, and he heard the door of Rossland's room close behind him.
The ship was trembling under his feet again.

They were moving away.

He went to Mary Standish's cabin and deliberately gathered her belongings and put them in the small hand-bag with which she had come aboard.
Without any effort at concealment he carried the bag to his room and packed his own dunnage.

After that he hunted up Stampede Smith and explained to him that an unexpected change in his plans compelled them to stop at Cordova.

He was five minutes late in his appointment with the captain.
Captain Rifle was seated at his desk when Alan entered his cabin.