Two blurred forms resolved themselves into men as Perry beached the dingey and tiredly dropped the oars.

The men came toward him and proved, on nearer acquaintance, to be middle-aged and apparently natives.

"Quite a fog," drawled one of them.

"What boat you from, sir ?" "The _Adventurer_." Perry viewed the immediate foreground with misgiving.

The beach looked more abrupt than he recalled it.