While Bolton was on board, he looked in to have a yarn of sorts." "What about ?" "Now, how in creation should I know ?" snapped the skipper.

"I wasn't on hand, as I'd enough to do with unloading cargo.

But his lordship went with Bolton to the state-room, and they talked for half an hour.

When they came out, I saw that his lordship had his hair riz, and heard him saying things to Bolton." "What sort of things ?" "Well, for one, he said, `You'll repent of this,' and then again, `Your life isn't safe while you keep it.'" "Meaning the mummy ?" "I reckon that's so, unless I am mistaken," said Hervey serenely.
"Why didn't you go to the police with this information ?" "Me?
Not much.

Why, I saw no way of making dollars.