He stayed, and in less than ten minutes after we left, the Hibernia got the answer she was calling for, and Mr. Dunneston had to call us back to receive.
"The Hibernia, then, as relay ship, sent us from the shore the description which the police had gathered from the porter who took the stolen things from the hotel room which Mr. Manling had entered, and where he had coolly packed. This description corresponded, in as complete a way as a general description can, to mine.
"Also, the pool which Mr. Tremont won yesterday has been stolen. He took me down with him to his cabin last night to determine whether his placing of the pool was under the spirit of our agreement.
"I need not say, of course, that I am now positively identified to the ship as Manling. On shore I might have continued to justify myself with you upon the possibility of Mr. Manling's being my double. But here on shipboard that possibility vanishes. So I send this
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