He believed that they could read his thoughts.
A passenger ship had just been sunk at a relatively short distance from the boat on which he was traveling.

Perhaps von Kramer was the author of the crime.

With good reason he had charged Ulysses to tell his compatriots that they would soon hear of his exploits.

And Ferragut had aided in the preparation of this maritime barbarity!...
"What have you done?
What have you done ?" wrathfully demanded his mental voice of good counsel.
An hour afterward he felt ashamed to remain on deck.

In spite of the captain's orders, the news had got out and was circulating among the staterooms.