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Commander Berard, who had been invited by signal to join the small afternoon party on board the _Aigle Noir_, arrived half an hour later than expected towing behind his launch a small dinghy.
"Brought you back some ship's property, I think, sir," he observed, as he shook hands with Mermillon.