Hozier found him there later, poring over a chart of Fernando Noronha.

Iris, on hearing the steward's version of the affair, came to the bridge for further enlightenment, but Coke merely told her that the island was a Lloyd's signal station, so she could cable to her uncle.
"Can I go ashore ?" she asked.
"I dunno.

We'll see.

It's a convict settlement for the Brazils, an' they're mighty partic'lar about lettin' people land, but they'll 'ardly object to a nice young lady like you 'avin' a peep at 'em." As his tone was unusually gruff, not to say jeering, she resolved to find an opportunity of seeking Hozier's advice on the cablegram problem.

But the portent of the blood-red water was not to be disregarded.