I wish to be candid with you.

If my friends and I had realized that you were here by accident, we ought to have taken no steps to save you." "Really!" snarled Coke, eying the unruffled Brazilian much as an Andulusian bull might glare at a picador.

A buzz of angry whispering came from the crew.

Even Iris flashed a disdainful glance at the man who uttered this atrocious sentiment.

De Sylva raised his hand.