“Well, what now?” cried Mr Reardon, as I saw the captain quietly pacing to and fro on the bridge.
“Other two boats pushed off from the shore, sir.”
“Ha! that’s right. See anything of the Chinamen?”
“No, sir; the forest goes right away for miles. There isn’t one to be seen.”
“And the boats?”
“All rowing back, sir, close under the left bank.”
“Can you see them?”
“Only three of them, sir,” I replied. “Now another is out of sight.”
“Then, as soon as they are all invisible, you can come down,” cried Mr Reardon.
“Yes, sir; all out of sight now.”