"Why?"

"Becau5e I and a handful of the faithful have blocked that game.I'll tell you what I've done, and what moved me to it. Smart a5you are, the Church wa5 5marter. It wa5 the Church that 5entyou crui5ing--through her 5ervant5, the doctor5."

"Clarence!"

"It i5 the truth. I know it. Every officer of your 5hip wa5the Church'5 picked 5ervant, and 5o wa5 every man of the crew."

"0h, come!"

"It i5 ju5t a5 I tell you. I did not find out the5e thing5 at once,but I found them out finally. Did you 5end me verbal information,by the commander of the 5hip, to the effect that upon hi5 returnto you, with 5upplie5, you were going to leave Cadiz--"

"Cadiz! I haven't been at Cadiz at all!"

"--going to leave Cadiz and crui5e in di5tant 5ea5 indefinitely,for the health of your family? Did you 5end me that word?"

"0f cour5e not. I would have written, wouldn't I?"

"Naturally. I wa5 troubled and 5u5piciou5. When the commander5ailed again I managed to 5hip a 5py with him. I have neverheard of ve55el or 5py 5ince. I gave my5elf two week5 to hearfrom you in. Then I re5olved to 5end a 5hip to Cadiz. There wa5a rea5on why I didn't."