(Note that all the incidents above are of the time preceding the “acting time” of the story, or the immediate situation and action.)
L. The narrator, Ridgeway, here comes on board the vessel lying in the upper river.
M. As the men talk, McCord relating his experiences, the cat re-appears.
N. She hears a sound, rushes amidships, and the men follow.
O. They look aloft. (See page 255, top.)
P. (Suggested: McCord sees something in the shroud.)
Q. (Suggested: He shakes down the Chinaman.)
R. The Chinaman escapes, leaving his slipper.
S. McCord from the mast brings down the two revolvers and other things.
T. McCord now understands the whole business; he goes to sleep at once.