I know it.

Every officer of your ship was the Church's picked servant, and so was every man of the crew." "Oh, come!" "It is just as I tell you.

I did not find out these things at once, but I found them out finally.

Did you send me verbal information, by the commander of the ship, to the effect that upon his return to you, with supplies, you were going to leave Cadiz--" "Cadiz! I haven't been at Cadiz at all!" "-- going to leave Cadiz and cruise in distant seas indefinitely, for the health of your family?
Did you send me that word ?" "Of course not.

I would have written, wouldn't I ?" "Naturally.