"We are not the first Englishmen who have been here, my friend."
Sebastian gave him a sharp glance, as he answered—
"How do you know that?"
"There is no mystery in it," replied Harry Girdwood; "I saw some words written in pencil upon the wall."
"Where?"
The eagerness of his manner aroused the curiosity of both the boys.
"Somewhere here," replied Harry, pretending to seek for the marks upon the wall.
But of course he found nothing.
"It is strange," he said, still looking about; "for I made sure it was hereabouts somewhere. I saw some words which made me sure that it was occupied by an Englishman once."
"You are right," replied Sebastian; "quite right. An Englishman named Terence Dougherty—"