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Neeven. So there!" "A mother and baby in the haunted room! But how did they get there, can anybody imagine?" "They are there, and that is enough for us." "It's the strangest thing I ever heard tell o'," ejaculated Lowrie; "and yet," he added, "we must allow we did hear something uncommonly like a bairn greetin'." "Of course we did," retorted Yaspard.
Neeven spoke abruptly "Before anything further is said I wish to state that I have discovered what caused the deplorable accident to the schooner Norna, and I will make good the loss though not bound to do so to her skipper, who I understand was also her owner."
As the family party were taking their places in the boat, two unexpected guests arrived with the evident intention of joining the others. These were Thor and Mr. Neeven. Thor coolly lighted aboard and settled himself close by Mr. Adiesen, remarking, as he did so, "Just so! Bad boy! bad boy! Uncle!"
"There is no one living on Boden but what one might call his own household, for the Harrisons are just like home servants; therefore as you say he will resent this as a personal matter." "There is that strange man Neeven," said Fred thoughtfully. "I have heard very curious tales of him. He does not seem to be quite sane, if one may credit all that is reported of his ways.
The impudence of him, to say I mayn't have any tumble-down bit of Trullyabister for a play-place! I had it all so nicely planned to hide Gloy there, and bring our armour and our spoil there. It was just the very place. It is an old Viking's place at least one bit of it is said to be. But I'll circumvent fule-Tammy yet." "Why not ask permission from Mr. Neeven?"
But when they reached the knowes Mr. Neeven suddenly appeared from behind them, saying sternly, "What is this? What! Tom Holtum, who calls himself a gentleman!" They were beautifully caught, and rose from their reptile position shamefaced and discomfited. Tom, whose audacity frequently stood them in better stead than Harry's self-possession, was the first to face the very awkward situation.
Had he not lived his life of action? had he not tasted the fruit of knowledge until it had palled on his appetite? Had he not his books for company books, which could not irritate, and contradict, and bother, as human beings are prone to do? "A boy is a happy creature!" Gaun Neeven said to himself with a sigh, as he picked up the book Tom had been reading; "a happy sort of animal on the whole.
He found an interesting book about the buccaneers of the Spanish Main, so, lying down on the sofa, he was soon lost in the volume, and forgot that he was in durance vile. Planticrü, a circular enclosure. When Mr. Neeven returned to his house the Laird of Boden was with him, and Tom was desired to hand over Dr. Holtum's letter, which he did with alacrity. After perusing it carefully, Mr.
"I dare say you will be glad of some breakfast. Come along, and we will settle what is to be done about Yaspard afterwards." They went off to Moolapund, leaving Mr. Neeven alone; and very much alone he felt himself to be. It was strange, passing strange, thought he, that the "chatter" of a very ordinary boy should have caused such a curious revolution within him. What did it mean?
"Ye might tell us now!" they begged, in coaxing tones; and Yaspard answered, "I just believe Mr. Neeven is a wizard, and Tammy a sort of trow. Anyway, they are as bad as Vikings, for they have captured a poor lady and shut her up in the haunted room, with her baby too all just the way people did ages ago!
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