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They went below, and Behrens put on his spectacles and opened an account-book. Seated at the cabin table, and seemingly dismissing the marbles, Visconti, and everything else from his mind, this extraordinary man began to go into the accounts of the voyage with Bobby, the payment for this and that, the crew's wages, provisions bought in Genoa, harbour dues, everything.
It took half an hour, and then, leaving the _Lorna_, they went to the inn for luncheon. Visconti had already departed for town, so they had the place to themselves. When luncheon was over they went to the cottage to inspect the vases, Behrens nearly weeping at the rough packing around them, and at the thought of what might have happened to them.