“Hello! Where am I? What ship is this?” asked the man in a weak voice.
“You aren’t on any ship, my good man,” said the doctor. “You are in Mr. Brown’s house. Can you tell us who you are and where you want to go?”
The man looked around at the faces, which were strange to him, and said:
“I don’t know any Mr. Brown.”
“We’re the Browns,” explained Bunny.
“That’s my mother’s name and my father’s name and Bunny’s name and my name!” exclaimed Sue. “And you’re in our house.”
“Oh, am I? Thank you, little girl,” said Mr. Pott, smiling at her. “How did I get here?”
“You were riding a horse and it ran away and threw you. Don’t you remember?” asked Uncle Tad.
“You spoke of the schooner Mary Bell,” said Jed Winkler. “You’re a sailor, I take it, same as I used to be. I’m sorry to see you in trouble, messmate? Can I help you?”
Mr. Pott looked at Jed Winkler a minute and then said: