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"It is perhaps advisable that Mr. Sangree should not know what has occurred," Dr. Silence said with quiet authority, "but I think, for the safety of all concerned, it will be better not to leave the island just now." He spoke with great decision and Maloney looked up and followed his words closely. "If you will agree to stay here a few days longer, I have no doubt we can put an end to the attentions of your strange visitor, and incidentally have the opportunity of observing a most singular and interesting phenomenon—" "What!" IT IS PERHAPS ADVISABLE THAT MISTER SANGREE SHOULD NOT KNOW WHAT HAS OCCURRED DOCTOR SILENCE SAID WITH QUIET AUTHORITY BUT I THINK FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL CONCERNED IT WOULD BE BETTER NOT TO LEAVE THE ISLAND JUST NOW HE SPOKE WITH GREAT DECISION AND MALONEY LOOKED UP AND FOLLOWED HIS WORDS CLOSELY IF YOU WILL AGREE TO STAY HERE A FEW DAYS LONGER I HAVE NO DOUBT WE CAN PUT AN END TO THE ATTENTIONS OF YOUR STRANGE VISITOR AND INCIDENTALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF OBSERVING A MOST SINGULAR AND INTERESTING PHENOMENON WHAT
" I asked, with a curious sinking of the heart. "Got right into the tent," he went on, speaking passionately but very low, "and woke my wife by scrambling all over her. Then she realised that Joan was struggling beside her. And, by God! the beast had torn her arm; scratched all down the arm she was, and bleeding." "Joan injured?" I gasped. "Merely scratched—this time," put in John Silence, speaking for the first time; "suffering more from shock and fright than actual wounds." "Isn't it a mercy the doctor was here?" said Mrs. Maloney, looking as if she would never know calmness again. "I think we should both have been killed." "It has been a most merciful escape," Maloney said, his pulpit voice struggling with his emotion. "But, of course, we cannot risk another—we must strike Camp and get away at once—" "Only poor Mr. Sangree must not know what has happened. He is so attached to Joan and would be so terribly upset," added the Bo'sun's Mate distractedly, looking all about in her terror. ORE DAWN WHEN THE SCREAMS WOKE ME THE DOG AGAIN I ASKED WITH A CURIOUS SINKING OF THE HEART GOT RIGHT INTO THE TENT HE WENT ON SPEAKING PASSIONATELY BUT VERY LOW AND WOKE MY WIFE BY SCRAMBLING ALL OVER HER THEN SHE REALIZED THAT JOAN WAS STRUGGLING BESIDE HER AND BY GOD THE BEAST HAD TORN HER ARM SCRATCHED ALL DOWN THE ARMS SHE WAS AND BLEEDING JOAN INJURED I GASPED MERELY SCRATCHED THIS TIME PUT IN JOHN SILENCE SPEAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME SUFFERING MORE FROM SHOCK AND FRIGHT THAN ACTUAL WOUNDS ISN'T IT A MERCY THE DOCTOR WAS HERE SAID MISSUS MALONEY LOOKING AS IF SHE WOULD NEVER KNOW CALMNESS AGAIN I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE BOTH BEEN KILLED IT HAS BEEN A MOST MERCIFUL ESCAPE MALONEY SAID HIS PULPIT VOICE STRUGGLING WITH HIS EMOTION BUT OF COURSE WE CANNOT RISK ANOTHER WE MUST STRIKE CAMP AND GET AWAY AT ONCE ONLY POOR MISTER SANGREE MUST NOT KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED HE IS SO ATTACHED TO JOAN AND WOULD BE SO TERRIBLY UPSET ADDED THE BO'SUN'S MATE DISTRACTEDLY LOOKING ALL ABOUT IN HER TERROR
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