“Ye-es,butwhat’stheuseofshowingit?It’sonlyalotofscratchesAllthesame,wemighthave’emreproducedinthebookonthefrontpage。”
“I’llattendtothosedetailsShowmewhatyourmenwrote。”
Hepulledoutofhispocketasheetofnote-paper,withasinglelineofscratchesuponit,andIputthiscarefullyaway。
“WhatisitsupposedtomeaninEnglish?”Isaid。
“Oh,Idon’tknowPerhapsitmeans’I’mbeastlytired。’It’sgreatnonsence。”herepeated,“butallthosemenintheshipseemasrealpeopletomeDodosomethingtothenotionsoon;Ishouldliketoseeitwrittenandprinted。”