His description of the men was perfect in every respect, and he assured us most emphatically that he knew nothing of any individual with such a scar upon his face as Hayle possessed.

At last we became convinced that his story was genuine, and we rewarded the boy accordingly.

After he had disappeared we informed Miss Kitwater of the discovery we had made.
"You will follow them to Palermo ?" "Assuredly, mademoiselle," Leglosse replied.

"I have my duty to perform." "Then I must go with you," she answered.

"If he is on the island the chase must be drawing to a close, and I must be present to protect him, if possible, against himself." Accordingly next morning, for the steamer for that day had long since sailed, we set out for the kingdom of Sicily, that gem among Islands, as Goethe terms it.