34/37 I am on board the _Andromeda_, and will probably be able to explain matters satisfactorily to Captain Coke. The vessel is due back at the end of September, I believe, so Mr.Bulmer will not have long to wait. It is more than likely that Captain Coke will not know I am aboard until Thursday, and I have arranged with a friend that this letter shall reach you about the same time. Please convey my apologies to Mr.Bulmer, and accept my regret for any anxiety you may have felt owing to my unaccountable absence. When he recovered his senses he looked ten years older. |