11 P.M.
Goring , poor fellow , did not know that I had gone on deck that day , and must therefore have felt terribly frightened . I never saw such emotion in a man 's face as when , on rushing out of his cabin with the smoking pistol in his hand , he met me face to face as I came down from deck . Of course , he was profuse in his apologies , though I simply laughed at the incident . 11 P.M. -- A misfortune has occurred so unexpected and so horrible that my little escape of the morning dwindles into insignificance . Mrs. Tibbs and her child have disappeared -- utterly and entirely disappeared . I can hardly compose myself to write the sad details . About half-past eight Tibbs rushed into my cabin with a very white face and asked me if I had seen his wife .