"How long were you up there?" he asked.
"Over thirty hours."
"It was a great fight!"
"Somewhat worse than it looks," said Anstruther. "This is only the end of it. Altogether, we have accounted for nearly two score of the poor devils."
"Do you think you can make them prisoners, without killing any more of them?" asked Iris.
"That depends entirely on themselves, Miss Deane. My men will not fire a shot unless they encounter resistance."
Robert looked towards the approaching boat. She would not land yet for a couple of minutes.
"By the way," he said, "will you tell me your name?"
"Playdon—Lieutenant Philip H. Playdon."
"Do you know to what nation this island belongs?"