ButIcouldonlystareathim。WhyhadhecometoDenboro？Whatdidhiscomingtomemean？WhyhadhecomewithCaptainJed，themanwhohadvowedthathewasdonewithmeforever？Andwhywasthecaptainlookingatmesooddly？
\"George！\"Icriedinalarm，\"George，youhaven’t——youhaven’tmadeafoolofyourself？Youhaven’t——\"
CaptainJedinterruptedme。\"Heain’tthefool，Ros，\"hesaid。
\"Thatis，heain’tnow。I’mthefool。Ioughttohaveknownbetter。Ros，I——Idon’tknow’syou’llgiveittome，butanyhowI’mgoin’toaskit；Ibegyourpardon。\"
\"Ros，\"saidTaylor，beforeIcouldreply，\"don’tstandstaringasifyouwerepetrified。Sitdownandletmelookatyou。Youpig—