"Oh, you saw a woman, did you? Did you see what she did after that?"
"She runs up to the Vlat-Iron an' starts messin' about there."
"Was there anybody else on the Flat-Iron?"
"There was a chap lyin' down. At least, it looked so."
"And then?"
"Then she starts a-yowlin' an' wavin' her arms."
"Well?"
"Well, what? I didn't take no notice. I never takes no notice of vemayles."
"Now, Pollock, did you see anybody else at all on the shore that morning?"
"Not a zoul."
"Were you within sight of shore all the time?"
"Yes, I were."
"And you saw nobody except this woman and the man lying down?"
"Ain't I tellin' you? I zee nobody."
"About this man on the Flat-Iron? Was he lying down when you first saw him?"
"Yes, he were."
"And when did you first see him?"
"Soon as I come in zight of un
