Dec 3, 2007

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We walked to the break of the poop, where she turned and faced me. I glanced around to see that no one was within hearing distance. ¡¡¡¡'What is it?' I asked gently; but the expression of grim determination on her face did not relax. ¡¡¡¡'I can readily understand,' she began, 'that this morning's affair was largely an accident; but I have been talking with Mr. Haskins. He tells me that the day we were rescued, even while I was in the cabin, two men were drowned, deliberately drowned- murdered.' ¡¡¡¡There was a query in her voice, and she faced me accusingly, as though I were guilty of the deed, or at least a party to it. ¡¡¡¡'The information is quite correct,' I answered. 'The two men were murdered.' ¡¡¡¡'And you permitted it!' she cried. ¡¡¡¡'I was unable to prevent it, is a better way of phrasing it,' I replied, still gently. ¡¡¡¡'But you tried to prevent it?' There was an emphasis on the 'tried,' and a pleading little note in her voice. 'Oh, but you didn't!' she hurried on, divining my answer. 'But why didn't you?'

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