"The captain and first officer have sent for the man—Mr. Hareston, as we know. They are now taking his statement."
The inspector and all waited till the operator, at the bidding of the scarcely perceptible taps and ticks in his receiver, wrote a full page of the pad. The inspector tore it off and examined it carefully.
"And that is his statement?" the American inquired.
"It confirms, as you may see for yourself, sir," the inspector obligingly handed it over, "the main points of the robbery and following shanghai-ing of the deponent as communicated to us this morning by Mr. Manling, sir."
"I see," the American only glanced through it hurriedly. "But the description of the man?" he asked, as the operator began to write again. "How does he describe the man?" he hastened.
The inspector read over the operator's shoulder.
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