CHAPTER 11Cecile! Her ring and yet: "There was no doubt about it at all," he said. "Since I have been on the ship I have borrowed the chief engineers magnifying glass and the enlargement shows clearly every detail of the carved faces."
She was very silent and they stood leaning over the rail watching the water foaming at the ship's hull.
"Won't you tell me some more of what happened to yourself?"
"Only this," he said. "I arrived at Southampton at daybreak and went straight on board. I knew Smythe, the chief engineer, would be there and I explained frankly all that happened and told him my suspicions which I haven't given to you. He got Stornoway down to his cabin and we talked the matter over at lunch. Two wonderful fellows, they are! They took the risk. I berth in the chief engineer's
