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oblivious of the scene that had just taken place in the stern。 There was a
moment of silence察and then the mate's voice came out quite impassively察
but distinctly此
;'Fernandez'
;'Aye察aye察sir'
;'Come aft andbring your oar with you。'
;He did so察stumbling over the men察who察engaged in their whispered
yarns察didn't seem to notice him。
;'See if you can find soundings here。'
;Fernandez leaned over the stern and dropped his oar to its shaft in the
phosphorescent water。 But he touched no bottom察the current brought the
oar at right angles presently to the surface。
;'Send it down察man' said the mate察imperatively察'down察down。 Reach
over there。 What are you afraid of拭 So察steady there察I'll hold you。'
;Fernandez leaned over the stern and sent the oar and half of his bared
brown arm into the water。 In an instant the mate caught him with one
tremendous potential grip at his elbows察and forced him and his oar head
downward in the waters。 The act was so sudden察 yet so carefully
premeditated察that no outcry escaped the doomed man。 Even the launch
scarcely dipped her stern to the act。 In that awful moment I heard a light
laugh from one of the men in response to a wanton yarn from his
comradeJames察 bring the vichy to Mr。 Lightbody You'll find that a
dash of cognac will improve it wonderfully。
;Wellto go ona few bubbles arose to the surface。 Fernandez
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seemed unreasonably passive察until I saw that when the mate had gripped
his elbows with his hands he had also firmly locked the traitor's knees
within his own。 In a few momentsit seemed to me察then察a centurythe
mate's grasp relaxed察 the body of Fernandez察 a mere limp察 leaden mass察
slipped noiselessly and heavily into the sea。 There was no splash。 The
ocean took it calmly and quietly to its depths。 The mate turned to the
men察without deigning to cast a glance on me。
;'Oars' The men raised their oars apeak。
;'Let fall' There was a splash in the water察 encircling the boat in
concentric lines of molten silver。
;'Give way'
;Well察of course察that's all。 WE got away in time。 I knew I bored
you awfully Eh拭 Oh察you want to know what became of the woman
really察 I don't know And myselfoh察 I got away at Havana Eh拭
Certainly察James察you'll find some smelling salts in my bureau。 Gentlemen察
I fear we have kept the ladies too long。;
But they had already risen察 and were slowly filing out of the room。
Only one lingeredthe youngest Miss Jones。
;That was a capital story察─ she said察 pausing beside our host察 with a
special significance in her usual audacity。 ;Do you know you absolutely
sent cold chills down my spine a moment ago。 Really察now察you ought to
write for the magazines ─
Our host looked up at the pretty察audacious face。 Then he said察sotto
voce察
;I do ─
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