Chapter 62

Perhaps he was too old? That was a terrible supposition. He discovered that he did not know how old he was, and spent two busy days collecting from his private documents authentic evidence. Thus three weeks passed before he wrote his final letter. During all the period he saw little of the Houssa Captain. He thought once of telling him something of his plans, but funked it at the last. He turned up at Hamilton’s quarters one night. “I am going up river to-morrow,” he said awkwardly. “I leave as soon after the arriv…