"It is perhaps advisable that Mr. Sangree should not know what has
occurred," Dr. Silence said with quiet authority, "but I think, for the
safety of all concerned, it will be better not to leave the island just
now." He spoke with great decision and Maloney looked up and followed
his words closely.
"If you will agree to stay here a few days longer, I have no doubt we
can put an end to the attentions of your strange visitor, and
incidentally have the opportunity of observing a most singular and
interesting phenomenon--"
"What!" gasped Mrs. Maloney, "a phenomenon?--you mean that you know what
it is?"
"I am quite certain I know what it is," he replied very low, for we
heard the footsteps of Sangree approaching, "though I am not so certain
yet as to the best means of dealing with it. But in any case it is not
wise to leave precipitately--"
"Oh, Timothy, does he think it's a devil--?" cried the Bo'sun's Mate in
a voice that even the Canadian must have heard.
"In my opinion," continued John Silence, looking across at me and the
clergyman, "it is a case of modern lycanthropy with other complications
that may--" He left the sentence unfinished, for Mrs.
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