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S-sh! Here's Sylvester." The door of the room opened.

The person who entered, however, was not the lawyer, but the very man of whom they had been speaking, Captain Elisha himself.

He closed the door behind him.
"Hello, Stevie," he said, with a nod to the boy.

Then, turning to his niece, he stepped forward and held out his hand.

"Caroline," he began, "I don't doubt you're some surprised to see me here; but I....