The short side of the curve, the one nearest them, protected a gravel bar that made down-stream to a dagger-like point, and towards this Runnion propelled the skiff.

The girl's heart sank and she felt her limbs grow cold.
The mind of Poleon Doret worked in straight lines.

Moreover, his memory was good.

Stark's statement, which so upset Gale and the Lieutenant, had a somewhat different effect upon the Frenchman, for certain facts had been impressed upon his subconsciousness which did not entirely gibe with the gambler's remarks, and yet they were too dimly engraved to afford foundation for a definite theory.

What he did know was this, that he doubted.