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of a wireless that I've just sent to the chief of police at New Bedford。; 

     With great satisfaction he read it in a loud and threatening voice�此 �Two 

impostors on this boat representing themselves to be Lord Ivy�察�my future 

brother´in´law�察     �and   his  secretary。   Lord     Ivy   himself   on   board。    Send 

police to meet boat。       We will make charges。Henry Philip Aldrich。; 

     It occurred to me that after receiving two such sensational telegrams�察�

and getting out of bed to meet the boat at six in the morning�察�the chief of 

police would be in a state of mind to arrest almost anybody�察�and that his 

choice would certainly fall on Kinney and myself。                It was ridiculous�察�but 

it also was likely to prove extremely humiliating。              So I said�察�speaking to 

Lord Ivy�此 �There's been a mistake all around�察�send for Mr。 Kinney and I 

will   explain   it   to   you。; Lord   Ivy�察  �who   was   looking   extremely   bored�察�

smiled and nodded�察�but young Aldrich laughed ironically。 

     ;Mr。 Kinney is in his state´room�察─�he said�察 �with a steward guarding 

the door and window。         You can explain to´morrow to the police。; 



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     I rounded indignantly upon the purser。 

     ;Are    you    keeping    Mr。    Kinney     a  prisoner    in  his  state´room�拭─     �I 

demanded。       ;If you are; 

     ;He doesn't have to stay there�察─�protested the purser sulkily。 ;When he 

found the stewards were following him he went to his cabin。; 

     ;I will see him at once�察─�I said。        ;And if I catch any of your stewards 

following ME�察�I'll drop them overboard。; 

     No   one   tried   to   stop   meindeed�察  �knowing   I   could   not   escape�察  �they 

seemed pleased at my departure�察�and I went to my cabin。                  Kinney�察�seated 

on the edge of the berth�察�greeted me with a hollow groan。                His expression 

was one of utter misery。        As though begging me not to be angry�察�he threw 

out his arms appealingly。 

     ;How   the   devil� ─  �he   began�察   �was   I   to   know   that   a   little   red´headed 

shrimp like that was the Earl of Ivy�拭           �And that that tall blonde girl�察─�he 

added indignantly�察 �that I thought was an accomplice�察�is Lady Moya�察�his 

sister�拭─�

     ;What happened�拭─�I asked。 

     Kinney was wearing his hat。          He took it off and hurled it to the floor。 

     ;It was that damned hat� ─�he cried。            ;It's a Harvard ribbon�察�all right�察�

but only men on the crew can wear it�               �How was I to know THAT�拭              �I 

saw Aldrich looking at it in a puzzled way�察�and when he said�察�'I see you are 

on the crew��' I guessed what it meant�察�and said I was on last year's crew。 

Unfortunately HE was on last year's crew�             �That's what made him suspect 

me�察�and after dinner he put me through a third degree。               I must have given 

the wrong answers�察�for suddenly he jumped up and called me a swindler 

and an impostor。       I got back by telling him he was a crook and that I was 

a   detective�察  �and   that   I   had   sent   a   wireless   to   have   him   arrested   at   New 

Bedford。      He challenged me to prove I was a detective�察�and�察�of course�察�I 

couldn't�察�and he called up two stewards and told them to watch me while 

he went after the purser。       I didn't fancy being watched�察�so I came here。; 

     ;When did you tell him I was the Earl of Ivy�拭─�

     Kinney ran his fingers through his hair and groaned dismally。 

     ;That   was   before   the   boat   started�察─  �he   said�察   �it   was   only   a   joke。   He 



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didn't seem to be interested in my conversation�察�so I thought I'd liven it up 

a bit by saying I was a friend of Lord Ivy's。            And you happened to pass�察�

and I happened to remember Mrs。 Shaw saying you looked like a British 

peer�察�so I said�此�'That is my friend Lord Ivy。'           I said I was your secretary�察�

and he seemed greatly interested�察�and; Kinney added dismally�察 �I talked 

too much。      I am SO sorry�察─�he begged。           ;It's going to be awful for you� ─�

His    eyes   suddenly    lit  with  hope。    ;Unless�察─    �he   whispered。     ;we     can 

escape� ─�

     The   same   thought   was   in   my   mind�察  �but   the   idea   was   absurd�察  �and 

impracticable。      I knew there was no escape。           I knew we were sentenced 

at   sunrise    to  a   most   humiliating     and    disgraceful    experience。      The 

newspapers would regard anything that concerned Lord Ivy as news。                       In 

my   turn   I   also   saw   the   hideous   head´lines。   What   would   my   father   and 

mother at Fairport think�察�what would my old friends there think�察�and�察�what 

was of even greater importance�察�how would Joyce & Carboy act�拭                      �What 

chance   was   there   left   me�察  �after   I   had   been   arrested   as   an   impostor�察  �to 

become a stenographer in the law courtsin time�察�a member of the bar�拭�

But I   found that   what�察 �for the   moment�察�distressed   me   most was   that   the 

lovely lady would consider me a knave or a fool。                The thought made me 

exclaim   with   exasperation。       Had   it   been   possible   to   abandon   Kinney�察  �I 

would have dropped overboard and made for shore。                  The night was warm 

and foggy�察�and the short journey to land�察�to one who had been brought up 

like a duck�察�meant nothing more than a wetting。               But I did not see how I 

could desert Kinney。 

     ;Can you swim�拭─�I asked 

     ;Of course not� ─�he answered gloomily�察 �and�察�besides�察─�he added�察 �our 

names are on our suitcases。           We couldn't take them with us�察�and they'd 

find    out  who    we   are。  If   we   could   only   steal  a  boat� ─  �he   exclaimed 

eagerly;one      of   those   on   the  davits�察─  �he   urged;we      could   put   our 

suitcases in it and then�察�after every one is asleep�察�we could lower it into the 

water。; 

     The smallest boat on board was certified to hold twenty´five persons�察�

and   without   waking   the   entire   ship's   company   we   could   as   easily   have 



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moved the chart´room。          This I pointed out。 

     ;Don't   make   objections� ─  �Kinney   cried   petulantly。        He   was   rapidly 

recovering his spirits。      The imminence of danger seemed to inspire him。 

     ;Think� ─�he commanded。            ;Think of some way by which we can get 

off   this   boat   before   she   reaches   New   Bedford。    We   MUST�        �We   must 

not be arrested�      �It would be too awful� ─        �He interrupted himself with an 

excited exclamation。 

     ;I have it� ─�he whispered hoarsely�此 �I will ring in the fire´alarm� �The 

crew will run to quarters。         The boats will be lowered。           We will cut one 

of them adrift。      In the confusion; 

     What was to happen in the confusion that his imagination had conjured 

up�察�I was not to know。         For what actually happened was so confused that 

of   nothing   am   I   quite   certain。 First�察  �from   the   water   of   the   Sound�察  �that 

was lapping pleasantly against the side�察�I heard the voice of a man raised 

in terror。    Then came a rush of feet�察�oaths�察�and yells�察�then a shock that 

threw us to our knees�察�and a crunching�察�ripping�察�and tearing roar like that 

made by the roof of a burning building when it plunges to the cellar。 

     And the next instant a large bowsprit entered our cabin window。 There 

was   left   me   just   space   enough   to   wrench   the   door   open�察  �and   grabbing 

Kinney�察�who was still on his knees�察�I dragged him into the alleyway。                    He 

scrambled upright and clasped his hands to his head。 

     ;Where's my hat�拭─�he cried。 

     I could hear the water pouring into the lower deck and sweeping the 

freight and trunks before it。         A horse in a box stall was squealing like a 

human being�察�and many human beings were screaming and shrieking like 

animals。     My   first   intelligent   thought   was   of   the   lovely   lady。 I   shook 

Kinney by the arm。         The uproar was so great that to make him hear I was 

forced   to   shout。   ;Where   is   Lord   Ivy's   cabin�拭─  �I   cried。   ;You   said   it's 

next to his sister's。    Take me there� ─�

     Kinney   nodded�察  �and   ran   down   the   corridor   and   into   an   alleyway   on 

which   opened   three   cabins。      The   doors   were   ajar�察  �and   as   I   looked   into 

each I saw that the beds had not been touched�察�and that the cabins were 

empty。     I knew then that she was still on deck。  
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