"So you saw—the papers?" The eyes under the shaggy brows looked ugly.
"Oh, yes. I had them all sent to me. It was very interesting reading after I got over the shock of the wreck and had accepted my isolated position."
"I suppose—Boswell keeps in touch with you—damn him!"
"Do you begrudge me—this one friend?"
"Yes. You have put yourself outside the pale of human companionship and friendships."
To this Farwell made no rejoinder. Again he waited.
"What do you think I'm going to do about it, now that I've run you down so unexpectedly?"
"I have supposed you would tell me, once we got together."
"Well, I've come to tell you!"
Ledyard leaned back in his chair and stretched his long legs out before him.