"Jim," Reuben said, "just go round and examine the bodies, and see which of them is the captain."
Jim returned in a couple of minutes.
"None of dem ain't him, sah. He not dere."
Reuben started.
"Are you quite sure, Jim?"
"Quite sure, sah."
"Are you sure none of them escaped, sergeant?"
"I am quite sure of that, sir. No one came out of either of the doors, and there were only three who tried to bolt through the windows, and we accounted for them all. Perhaps that chap who is prisoner can tell you where to find the captain. It's a bad job, indeed, if he has escaped."
"Is the man recovering his senses?"
"Yes, sir, he's just coming round."