and his face was of a faint livid yellow hue all over.
“Percival!” he said, in a whisper. “Percival! come here.”
Sir Percival had paid no attention to any of us for the last ten minutes. He had been entirely absorbed in writing figures on the sand, and then rubbing them out again with the point of his stick.
“What’s the matter now?” he asked, lounging carelessly into the boat-house.
“Do you see nothing there?” said the Count,
and his face was of a faint livid yellow hue all over.
“Percival!” he said, in a whisper. “Percival! come here.”
Sir Percival had paid no attention to any of us for the last ten minutes. He had been entirely absorbed in writing figures on the sand, and then rubbing them out again with the point of his stick.
“What’s the matter now?” he asked, lounging carelessly into the boat-house.
“Do you see nothing there?” said the Count,
