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Going out he found her driving through the water under her whole mainsail and the helmsman sitting stolidly at the tiller . The man stretched out a hand and pointed to the hazy hills to port . `` We 'll fetch the Narrows some time before noon . If you 'll take the helm , I guess we 'll half that meat for breakfast '' His prediction proved correct , for Carroll reached his hotel about midday , and hastily changing his clothes set off to call on Nairn . He had not yet recovered his mental equipoise and , in spite of his long , sound sleep , he was still badly jaded physically . On arriving at the house , he was shown into a room where Mrs. Nairn and her husband were sitting with Evelyn , waiting for the midday meal The elder lady rose with a start of astonishment when he walked in . `` Man , '' she cried , `` what 's wrong ?