“Mr. John Munn wasn’t very grateful to the captain for being saved. He took offense when we tried to look at his back.”
“I thought I heard you say something about an octopus. Was it a tattoo, Jerry?”
“Yes, and as strange a one as I’ve ever seen. The picture of an octopus. Between its forearms was the word: ‘All.’”
“What could that mean?”
“I tried to learn, but Mr. John Munn wasn’t in a talkative mood.”
“It seems rather mysterious, doesn’t it?”
“Oh, I don’t know.” Jerry took Penny’s arm to aid her in making the steep climb. “Sailors have some funny ideas regarding self-decoration. This Munn was a peculiar fellow.”
“It was odd that he would lie about being pushed off the bridge. Jerry, will you write it for the paper?”
“The story isn’t worth more than a few lines, Penny. We can’t say that Munn was pushed off the bridge.”
“Why not? It’s true.”