20. MISS PAMELA MAKES A LIST
Charlie turned to the purser, and within a few minutes the question of Kashimo’s status on the ship was settled. It was arranged that he was to be transferred to a series of cabins on a lower deck, and that he must keep out of the way of the loudly vocal Sadie Minchin as much as possible from that moment on to the end of the journey. The little Japanese, crestfallen, slipped away, and Chan returned to the deck. Standing once more by the rail, he considered this latest development.
If there were loose hotel labels available aboard the President Arthur, then it became more unlikely than ever that the key had been attached to Kennaway’s bag at Calcutta, and had consequently been in its present position when Welby located it in Yokohama. No, it had unquestionably
