His new idea was to use the faculties of Oolanga, so far as he could, in the service of discovery.
His first move was to send Davenport to Liverpool to try to find the steward of the _West African_, who had told him about Oolanga, and if possible secure any further information, and then try to induce (by bribery or other means) the nigger to come to the Brow.

So soon as he himself could have speech of the Voodoo-man he would be able to learn from him something useful.

Davenport was successful in his missions, for he had to get another mongoose, and he was able to tell Adam that he had seen the steward, who told him much that he wanted to know, and had also arranged for Oolanga to come to Lesser Hill the following day.

At this point Adam saw his way sufficiently clear to admit Davenport to some extent into his confidence.

He had come to the conclusion that it would be better--certainly at first--not himself to appear in the matter, with which Davenport was fully competent to deal.