human
In the remarkable evidence just given by Thora--I will not now call her Thora Kinlay--you who heard it were no doubt astonished at the revelation made to her by Colin Lothian in his dying moments.
gpt
Yes, dominie, said Mr. Duke.
human
I have just been asking Thora what Colin could have meant. Can you throw any light on the matter yourself?
gpt
I believe we can throw some light on it, bailie, and perhaps you can help me to make the matter clear.
human
First of all, said he,
gpt
I will ask if you remember Carver Kinlay's arrival in the Mainland?
human
Right well do I remember it, said Mr. Duke.
gpt
He was cast ashore in the wreck of a Danish barque about a dozen years ago, or more. What was the ship's name, now?
human
The Undine?
gpt
Ay, that's just it, the Undine. And Sandy Ericson found Carver in some hole in the cliff two or three days after the wreck.
human
That was so, said Andrew.
gpt
And you will also mind that Carver was not alone in the cave. There was a child with him--a little girl.
human
Yes, yes; I mind that now, Andrew. The child was Thora herself.
gpt
And that cave was the same that the smugglers were taken in on Saturday,
human
The very same, said the dominie.
gpt
And this box, here, has remained in the cave ever since the wreck. See, the ship's name is painted on it!
human
Undine.
gpt
By these you will see, sir, that the barque Undine sailed from Glasgow, bound for Copenhagen, and that her owner's name was Quendale--Ephraim Quendale, of Copenhagen. The ship's book will also show you that at Glasgow she took on board the man Carver Kinlay and his wife, his son Tom, and an infant girl.
human
The girl Thora--