“Harman doesn’t keep one,” said Blood, whose anger was beginning to rise against the situation and his visitor.
“Who’s Harman?” inquired the other, his eyes running over the entries.
“My first officer.”
“Oh, doesn’t he? H’m—h’m! Most extraordinary—what’s this? ‘Reached the Spot.’ What spot?”
“The spot on the cable we were due to work on.”
“What cable?”
“You must ask the owners that. It’s private business.”
“Who are the owners?”
“Shiner & Wolff.”