"Ay, Cap'n Bain."
"Where could I see him?"
"He's up in the toon."
"If you'll tell me where to find him I'll go after him."
The other seemed to turn this over in his mind, and then said, "Ye'd best see him here. He'll mebbe no be long."
"Then I'll wait. What time do you expect to clear out?"
"We'll know when the old man comes."
"Perhaps you would let me see the rooms, while I'm waiting."
The dark man turned slowly and went down three steps into the small main cabin. His leisurely manner suggested no more than a willingness not to be disobliging.
It was a fair-sized room, with a grated skylight overhead, portholes at the sides, seats and lockers below them, and a table with wooden forms to sit on. At the far end were two more doors.