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"Personally, I have seen no reason whatever for such a hubbub," was the

flippant answer

It was evident that Dr Christobal was annoyed Notwithstanding his

conventional polish, he was not a s when

deeply stirred Yet Elsie failed to catch his intent, other than that

he was adopting his usual nonchalant tone

"But so must have caused Captain Courtenay and Mr Tollemache to

fire their revolvers so frequently And, if they werewould not have shared their error Besides, one of the canoes did

not get away See! Its otten Tollemache He was selected to join the

captain's watch, of course"

"Yes, I was present when the watches were formed Have you seen Mr

Tolle the round of the ship I hope you will

forgive iveness?"

"There are errors of speech which equal those of conduct, Miss Maxwell"

"Oh, what nonsense--at one in the es!"

Christobal was relieved that she took this view of his abrupt

utterances He thought the incident was ended He was mistaken; Elsie

was able to recall each word subsequently At theaccuracy, but hertheht Courtenay stood on the lowerht was slung He was far too

brave a man to take undue risks He was ready to shoot instantly if