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Direction in which all this points. The culprit is--" "Mr. John Turner " cried the hotel waiter opening the door of our sitting-room and ushering in a visitor. The man who entered was a strange and impressive figure. His slow limping step and bowed shoulders. prozac 40mg With a hand on his throat. Hornblower heard Foster bellowing in protest and a moment later his assailant released him so that he could hear the midshipman of the guard boat apologizing for this rough treatment of a post captain of the Royal Navy. Someone unmasked the guard boat's lantern and by its light Foster revealed himself bedraggled and battered. The light shone on their sullen prisoners. "Boats ahoy!" came another hail and yet another boat emerged from the darkness and pulled towards them. "Cap'n Hammond I believe!" hailed Foster with an ominous rasp in his voice. "Thank God!" they heard Hammond say and the boat pulled into the faint circle! of light. "But no thanks to you " said Foster bitterly. "After your fire ship cleared the Santa Barbara a puff of wind took you on faster than we could keep up with you " explained Harvey. "We followed as fast as we could get these rock scorpions to row " added Hammond. "And yet it called for Spaniards to save us from drowning " sneered Foster. The memory of his struggle in the water rankled apparently. "I thought I could rely on two brother captains. " "What are you implying sir?" snapped Hammond. "I make no implications but others may read implications into a simple statement of fact. " "I consider that an offensive remark sir " said Harvey "addressed to me equally with Captain Hammond. " "I congratulate you on your perspicacity sir " replied Foster. "I understand " said Harvey. "This is not a discussion we can pursue with these men present. I shall send a friend to wait on you. " "He will be welcome. " "Then I wish you a very good night sir. " "And I too sir " said Hamm! ond. "Give way there. " The boat pulled out of the circle of light leaving an audience open mouthed at this strange freak of human behaviour that a man saved first from death and then from captivity should wantonly thrust himself into peril again. Foster looked after the boat for some seconds before speaking; perhaps he was already regretting his rather hysterical outburst. "I shall have much to do before morning " he said more to himself than to anyone near him and then addressed himself to the midshipman of the guard boat "You sir will take charge of these prisoners and. fsef5e4e485e844u4jj4dzjsjdn