? ? ? ? He stepped out of the companionway and came up to me.
? ? ? ? 'Put down that gun. I want to ask you some questions. I haven't had a chance to look around yet. What place is this? How is the Ghost lying? How did you get wet? Where's Maud?- I beg your pardon- Miss Brewster; or should I say "Mrs. Van Weyden"?'
? ? ? ? I had backed away from him, almost weeping at my inability to shoot him, but not fool enough to put down the gun. I hoped desperately that he might commit some hostile act, attempt to strike me or choke me; for in such way only I knew I could be stirred to shoot.
? ? ? ? 'This is Endeavor Island,' I said.
? ? ? ? 'Never heard of it,' he broke in.
? ? ? ? 'At least, that's our name for it,' I amended.
? ? ? ? '"Our"?' he queried. 'Who's "our"?'
? ? ? ? 'Miss Brewster and myself. And the Ghost is lying, as you can see for yourself, bow on to the beach.'
? ? ? ? 'There are seals here,' he said.
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