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No d d gossip back to the servants here, or in hotels, or houses and, above all, no details must ever reach her Ladyship. If he gets into any thundering mess let me know but mum's the word, d'y understand, Tompson?" "I do, Sir Charles," said Tompson, stolidly. And he did, as events proved. The rooms on the Buergenstock looked so simple, so unlike the sitting-room at Lucerne!

But at least the father realised it could have been no ordinary woman whose going caused the shock which even after a life of three weeks' continual emotion could prostrate his young Hercules. She must have been worth something this tiger Queen. And one day, contrary to his usual custom, he addressed Tompson: "What sort of a looking woman, Tompson?"

Then we went down over the side and took our places in the boats to which we were severally appointed, the captain going as usual in his own gig, while Mr Perry, the first luff, was in command of the launch; Mr Hoskins, the third lieutenant, commanding the pinnace; Mr Marline, the master, having charge of the first cutter, while Mr Tompson, the gunner, commanded the second cutter.

After another vain search, this time for Saint Augustine's Island, he sighted the Cora of Los Vaherites, also called Seven, or Raven Island, discovered in 1773 by the Spaniard Felipe Tompson. The navigator next saw the Mortlock Archipelago, the old Lugunor group, known to Torrés as the Lugullos, the people of which resemble those of Ualan.

At last, at last, the 29th of May dawned, boiling hot and cloudlessly fair. For obvious reasons they stayed beyond sight of the coast until darkness fell, and then came close inshore. It was a starlit night, with not a breath of air, and no moon would illuminate their whereabouts. Paul dressed with the greatest care; never had he been more particular over his toilet. Tompson found him exigeant!

Now, although his master was quite oblivious of posts, Tompson was not, and that Monday he took occasion to go into Lucerne, whence he returned with a pile of letters, which Paul found on again reaching the Buergenstock, after staying the night at Flueelen in a little hotel. That had been an experience! His lady quite childish in her glee at the smallness and simplicity of everything.

And Tompson, although an English valet, did not reply, "Who, Sir Charles?" he just rounded his eyes stolidly and said in his monotonous voice: "She was that forcible-looking, a man couldn't say when he got close, she kind of dazzled him. She had black hair, and a white face, and and witch's eyes, but she was very kind and overpowering, haughty and generous.

It appears he met this lady in Lucerne seems to have been an exceptional person a Russian, Tompson says a Queen or Princess incog., the fellow tells me but I can't spot her as yet. Hubert will know who she was, though but it does not matter the woman herself was the thing. Gather she was quite a remarkable woman ten years older than Paul." "Always the case," growled Captain Grigsby.

Paul's valet, the son of an old retainer of the family, was an honest fellow, and devoted to his master but Sir Charles Verdayne had decided to make things doubly sure. "Tompson," he had said, the morning before they left, "however Mr. Verdayne may amuse himself while you are abroad, your eyes and mouth are shut, remember.

Tompson had handed them to him on his arrival. And one day when Paul appeared well enough to be lifted into a long chair on the side loggia, his father thought fit to give them to him. Paul's apathy seemed paralysing. The days had passed, since the little Italian doctor had pronounced him out of danger, in one unending languid quietude. He expressed interest in no single thing.