Hardly had Dan's footsteps ceased on the stair when the young clerk came from the outer office in great excitement.
"His Excellency is here. He's coming upstairs, Sir."
II
"Helloa, I've found you."
The Governor was in yachting costume.
"Well, the yacht is lying outside, and Fenella and I are doing a little circumnavigating of the island, so come along."
Stowell tried to excuse himself, but the Governor would listen to no excuses.
"Everybody says you are looking like a ghost these days, and so you are. Therefore come, let's get a breath of sea-air into you."
"But your Excellency...."
"I've brought one of the ship's boys ashore for your bag, so pack it quick...."