“You ordered the captain not to reach Southampton before one o’clock. He landed me there at midnight. I was able to catch the twelve o’clock boat for Havre.”
“Did the captain betray me? I can’t believe it.”
“No, he did not betray you.”
“Well, what then?”
“It was his watch.”
“His watch?”
“Yes, I put it ahead one hour.”
“How?”
“In the usual way, by turning the hands. We were sitting side by side, talking, and I was telling him some funny stories.... Why! he never saw me do it.”
“Bravo! a very clever trick. I shall not forget it. But the clock that was hanging on the wall of the cabin?”