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"You will excuse what has see you over

here, sir, but I take it that your sailing into this port just now

coincides with the arrival of the Vose crowd in this city to-day"

Mr Fletcher Fogg first, and now Mr Fogg's eiven advance

inforin dissimulation, and he did not betray any

surprise He bowed

"It's better for you to talk with me before you allow them to make a

fool of you I am prepared to take that steamer off your hands, as

she stands, at a fair appraisal, and I will give bonds to assuht by the underwriters"

"There has been no suit brought by the underwriters"

Mr Marston raised his eyebrows "Oh! I must remember that you are

considerably out of the world The underwriters ally surrendered by the

release? If so, I'll be willing to pay you about double what otherwise I

shall feel like offering Take a disputed title in an admiralty case and

it's touchy business"

Mayo remembered the haphazard manner in which the steamer had been

transferred, and he did not reply