Chapter 22: The Quartette

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​⁠His tour de force was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.

“What in the world have we come here for?” he muttered; “I feel a bit giddy.”

I made him drink some whisky, which revived him; and then, speaking in whispers, we settled certain points.

I alone was to land. Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled t