“I’ll take your advice, Carmichel. Is there any message I can carry for you to Chemulpo?”
“No, you may tell them what’s happened.”
“Are you in any danger, do you think?”
“I don’t think so. Of course, one can never tell what may turn up in this beastly place. I’ve got the Consulate well guarded, and we can stand a siege. I heard that there was a mob approaching the town, and so came up to see what it was all about. Where are you stopping at Chemulpo?”
“I have been yachting with a friend of mine, and his craft is in the harbour there.”
“Well, if you’ve no business in Seoul, I advise you to get back to the yacht. You’ll be safer on the sea than in Corea.”
“I believe you!”
“How did you come to be in the midst of that Bank Holiday gang, Tremorne?” asked the Consul, his curiosity evidently rising.
“Oh, they overtook me, so we came along together.”