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Everything
was
very
still
.
A
tinkle
of
cutlery
and
a
slight
jingle
of
glasses
were
heard
.
Mr.
Van
Wyk
's
servants
were
laying
the
table
for
two
on
the
veranda
.
"
I
'm
afraid
you
give
me
no
credit
whatever
for
my
good
intentions
in
the
matter
I
've
spoken
to
you
about
,
"
said
Sterne
.
"
I
simply
do
n't
understand
you
.
"
"
Captain
Whalley
is
a
very
audacious
man
,
but
he
will
understand
that
his
game
is
up
.
That
's
all
that
anybody
need
ever
know
of
it
from
me
.
Believe
me
,
I
am
very
considerate
in
this
,
but
duty
is
duty
.
I
do
n't
want
to
make
a
fuss
.
All
I
ask
you
,
as
his
friend
,
is
to
tell
him
from
me
that
the
game
's
up
.
That
will
be
sufficient
.
"
Mr.
Van
Wyk
felt
a
loathsome
dismay
at
this
queer
privilege
of
friendship
.
He
would
not
demean
himself
by
asking
for
the
slightest
explanation
;
to
drive
the
other
away
with
contumely
he
did
not
think
prudent
--
as
yet
,
at
any
rate
.
So
much
assurance
staggered
him
.
Who
could
tell
what
there
could
be
in
it
,
he
thought
?
His
regard
for
Captain
Whalley
had
the
tenacity
of
a
disinterested
sentiment
,
and
his
practical
instinct
coming
to
his
aid
,
he
concealed
his
scorn
.
"
I
gather
,
then
,
that
this
is
something
grave
.
"
"
Very
grave
,
"
Sterne
assented
solemnly
,
delighted
at
having
produced
an
effect
at
last
.
He
was
ready
to
add
some
effusive
protestations
of
regret
at
the
"
unavoidable
necessity
,
"
but
Mr.
Van
Wyk
cut
him
short
--
very
civilly
,
however
.
Once
on
the
veranda
Mr.
Van
Wyk
put
his
hands
in
his
pockets
,
and
,
straddling
his
legs
,
stared
down
at
a
black
panther
skin
lying
on
the
floor
before
a
rocking-chair
.
"
It
looks
as
if
the
fellow
had
not
the
pluck
to
play
his
own
precious
game
openly
,
"
he
thought
.
This
was
true
enough
.
In
the
face
of
Massy
's
last
rebuff
Sterne
dared
not
declare
his
knowledge
.
His
object
was
simply
to
get
charge
of
the
steamer
and
keep
it
for
some
time
.
Massy
would
never
forgive
him
for
forcing
himself
on
;
but
if
Captain
Whalley
left
the
ship
of
his
own
accord
,
the
command
would
devolve
upon
him
for
the
rest
of
the
trip
;
so
he
hit
upon
the
brilliant
idea
of
scaring
the
old
man
away
.
A
vague
menace
,
a
mere
hint
,
would
be
enough
in
such
a
brazen
case
;
and
,
with
a
strange
admixture
of
compassion
,
he
thought
that
Batu
Beru
was
a
very
good
place
for
throwing
up
the
sponge
.
The
skipper
could
go
ashore
quietly
,
and
stay
with
that
Dutchman
of
his
.
Were
n't
these
two
as
thick
as
thieves
together
?
And
on
reflection
he
seemed
to
see
that
there
was
a
way
to
work
the
whole
thing
through
that
great
friend
of
the
old
man
's
.
This
was
another
brilliant
idea
.
He
had
an
inborn
preference
for
circuitous
methods
.
In
this
particular
case
he
desired
to
remain
in
the
background
as
much
as
possible
,
to
avoid
exasperating
Massy
needlessly
.
No
fuss
!
Let
it
all
happen
naturally
.
