"Are you the person in Number 14? I was just telling the captain that it's disgraceful. After all, one does expect some decency and quiet in first-class. My two children were awake and crying all night. No wonder! Such an uproar! Why, even steerage couldn't be more rowdy."
"What is all this about the noise in your stateroom?" asked Captain Ross.
"Someone's idea of a joke." Colonel Everett's face and manner were grim.
The captain frowned at him and spoke under his breath. "Were you pickled when you went to bed, Tom?"
"Don't be a fool! You've known me all my life. I never take more than four whiskies a day."
"Then why didn't you hear all the din?"
"Dunno! Unless I'm due for malaria again. I felt deuced queer when I woke. Dizzy. Couldn't get the hang of things. Feel half doped now."
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