"Has there been a wreck?"
"Not to my knowledge."
"Well, you're talking riddles; suppose you get down to plain
United States lingo."
"I fell overboard and was compelled to swim or sink."
"What sort of a craft did you come over from?"
"A yacht."
"A pleasure yacht?"
"Well, yes."
"And you weren't picked up?"
"If I had been I wouldn't be here."