Theconvictionthattheyacht，andeverythingbelongingtoher，wereinsomeindefinitebutveryrealdanger，tookafreshastrongholdofhim，andthepersuasionthatthemasterofthebrigwasgoingtheretohelpdidnotbyanymeansassuagehisalarm。Thefactonlyservedtocomplicatehisuneasinesswithasenseofmystery。
Thewhitemanwhospokeasifthatseawasallhisown，orasifpeopleintrudeduponhisprivacybytakingthelibertyofgettingwreckedonacoastwhereheandhisfriendsdidsomequeerbusiness，seemedtohimanundesirablehelper。Thattheboathadbeenloweredtocommunicatewiththeprausseenandavoidedbyhimintheeveninghehadnodoubt。Thethoughthadflashedonhimatonce。Ithadanuglylook。Yetthebestthingtodoafterallwastohangonandgetbacktotheyachtandwarnthem……
Warnthemagainstwhom？Themanhadbeenperfectlyopenwithhim。
Warnthemagainstwhat？Itstruckhimthathehadn’ttheslightestconceptionofwhatwouldhappen，ofwhatwasevenlikelytohappen。Thatstrangerescuerhimselfwasbringingthenewsofdanger。Dangerfromthenativesofcourse。Andyethewasincommunicationwiththosenatives。Thatwasevident。Thatboatgoingoffinthenight……Cartersworeheartilytohimself。
Hisperplexitybecamepositivebodilypainashesat，wet，uncomfortable，andstill，onehandonthetiller，thrownupanddowninheadlongswingsofhisboat。Andbeforehiseyes，toweringhigh，theblackhullofthebrigalsoroseandfell，settinghersterndowninthesea，nowandagain，withatremendousandfoamingsplash。NotasoundfromherreachedCarter’sears。Sheseemedanabandonedcraftbutfortheoutlineofaman’sheadandbodystillvisibleinawatchfulattitudeabovethetaffrail。