"Then," concluded Schroeder, "something struck me a great blow on the head, and I knew no more until I awoke to find the doctor working over me."
Pachmann looked at him searchingly for several minutes, but the man met his gaze without flinching.
"Are you sure that is all?" he asked.
"Yes, sir."
"You do not remember standing at the door, when it was opened, and saluting the gentlemen who came out?"
"No, sir; I remember nothing of that."
"You say you were at the door only ten minutes?"
"It may have been a little longer than that, sir; a very little."
"Have you had a quarrel with any member of the crew?"
"No, sir; I am on good terms with all of them."