10/14 I believe it's the only thing he ever loses his temper over, and he has lost it with me more than once. I've always been a rank heretic with regard to Cuffee, and the result was, we disagreed." "Yes, I know. But what connection has that with your expedition ?" "Just what I want to know," added Surrey, coming up at the moment. Be quiet, both of you, and let me go on to tell my tale." "Attention!" "Proceed!" "Thus, then. You understand what my errand was ?" "Not exactly; Lieutenant Hunt was drowned somewhere, wasn't he ?" "Yes: fell overboard from a tug; the men on board tried to save him, and then to recover his body, and couldn't do either. |