CHAPTER III. WHEREIN A STRONG MAN YIELDS TO CIRCUMSTANCES
CHAPTER IV. FIGUERO MAKES A DISCOVERY
CHAPTER V. A MAN AND A STORY – BOTH UNEMOTIONAL
CHAPTER VI. WHEREIN WARDEN SETS A NEW COURSE
CHAPTER VII. TWO WOMEN
CHAPTER VIII. SHOWING HOW MANY ROADS LEAD THE SAME WAY
CHAPTER IX. WARDEN BEGINS HIS ODYSSEY
CHAPTER X. HASSAN’S TOWER – AND THE COLONIAL OFFICE
CHAPTER XI. THE BLUE MAN – AND A WHITE
CHAPTER XII. EVELYN HAS UNEXPECTED VISITORS
CHAPTER XIII. EVELYN ENTERS THE FRAY
CHAPTER XIV. THE DRUMS OF OKU
CHAPTER XV. WHEREIN ONE SURPRISE BEGETS MANY
CHAPTER XVI. A FIVE MINUTES’ FIGHT
CHAPTER XVII. THE SETTLEMENT
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Owing to the return of the rival boat, Peter’s agitation passed unnoticed. A superior person was apologizing for the accident, though inclined to tax Warden with foolhardiness.
“You have only yourself to blame for that knock on the head, which might have been far more serious than it is,” he said.
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“Our glass and china are of the pilot pattern,” he explained, placing a laden tray on the deck, “but we balance deficiencies in these respects by a high tone in our cuisine. To–day’s luncheon consists of grilled chicken and bacon, followed by meringues and figs, while the claret was laid down last week in Plymouth.”
“I am so hungry that I can almost dispense with the glass and china,” she admitted. “But won’t you let me help? I am quite domesticated.”
