9 A.M.
Sir : At eight o'clock last night Malabanan left here with a newcomer named Sakay and 22 of his `` laborers . '' From my post I could not see if they were armed . They have not yet returned . -LRB- 9 A.M. -RRB- I will follow in banca . They sailed south in a large lorcha . Will report further when I return . `` 47 '' Leaving his unfinished dinner , he paced the floor .