They were taken off the ship. He told his story and excited much sympathy, especially when he reached the vessel, which was bound to New York.
Adéle and he were given berths in the intermediate part of the ship, which is amidships, and in five days they found themselves in New York.
Bambino was careful to conceal his right name, as he knew the log would be published in the papers, and might reach Harkaway's eye.
The Italian resolved to keep Adéle in his charge, as a counterfoil to any ill-treatment he might receive from Lord Maltravers.
When the steamer arrived, he went to a hotel and having secured attendance for Adéle, cast about for some place where he could place her.
In a paper he saw an advertisement to this effect:
"Astrology.—Madame Vesta Levine, the only real fortune-teller in the city—electric baths—galvanism. Boarders taken. W. 32d St."
The morning after his arrival he called upon Mme. Levine, who was a middle-aged lady, with an intellectual face.
She did not look like a charlatan, and exhibited a diploma from a medical college, which proved that she had some knowledge of the healing art.
He was received in her office, which contained only a few chairs, a table and some books on a shelf, having no skulls, stuffed snakes and the ordinary stock in trade of a fortune-teller.