"Serves him right!" was the verdict of Frank's three friends.
"Well, this is what I call a real sensation!" said the Virginian. "You certainly found something, Frank!"
"Well, that fellow has reached the end of his rope at last," said Harry, with intense satisfaction, once more stretching himself in his bunk.
"That's pretty sure," nodded Jack. "Attempted murder on the high seas is a pretty serious thing."
"He'll get pushed for it all right this time," grunted Browning, beginning to recover from his astonishment.
Then they talked the affair over, and Frank gave them his theory of Sport's presence on the steamer, which seemed plausible.
"This is something rather more interesting than the superstitious man or the Frenchman," said Diamond.
"The superstitious man was interesting at first," observed Merry; "but I've a fancy that he might prove a bore."
Then Bruce grunted:
"Say, does Fact and Reason err,
And, if they both err, which the more?
The man of the smallest calibre
Is sure to be the greatest bore."