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Late as it was, Malcolm Grey found Dr. Tanza still awake when he reached the yacht. The little doctor was seated in his cabin smoking a strong cigar and reading a scientific treatise, which he put aside directly Grey came in There was a gleam of pleased expectation in the Italian's eyes as if he were looking forward to something in the way of information.
"Well," he said, "you are very late. It is daylight, and yet all this time I have been sitting up for you. Something told me that it would be worth the trouble, so I refrained from going to bed. Now, tell me what you have been doing and what adventures you have had."