“I would give my bottom dollar to be able to answer the question.”
“Let us try and pump the secret out of Brazzleman—I dare say he knows all about it.”
“I have been trying to get him to tell me who the lady is, but he positively refuses to do it—in fact, I do not believe he, or the captain either, knows who she is.”
“Look yonder, will you—that mysterious woman has been watching us all the time. She is going to that boy to find out what we have been saying to him. I declare, this is really provoking; and I am not willing to submit to it any longer!”
“Can you suggest any plan to get rid of the nonsense?”
“Suppose we complain to Captain Quitman?”
“I should not like to do that, after making a promise to the lad to keep his secret.”
“How would it do to cross-examine Napoleon on the subject?”
“That would be the most imprudent step we could take, for it appears that the black domino has got him spotted. I think we should not say anything to any one about what we know until something more is developed.”
“See yonder; she is leading that boy to her state-room. Mischief is brewing, and a culmination will be reached soon.”