’Iamthegentlemanyouname，’saidO’Connor；’andasyouappearimpatient，wehadbetterproceedtoyourcommissionwithoutdelay。’
’Then，Mr。O’Connor，youwillpleasetoreadthatnote，’saidthecaptain，placingasealedpaperinhishand。
O’Connorreaditthrough，andthenobserved：
’Thisisveryextraordinaryindeed。
Thisnoteappearstomeperfectlyunaccountable。’