Edward Phillips Oppenheim

“ Dominey asked.
"He does not," Miller admitted. "My cousin, however, desired me to point out to you the fact that in any case he would probably be shy of doing so. He is behaving in an absurd manner; he is in a very weakly state; and without a doubt he is to some degree insane. Nevertheless, the fact remains that he is in the Colony, or was three months ago, and that if he succeeds in reaching the coast you may at any time be surprised by a visit from him here. ”

“ The man began as one who has a story to tell.
"My errand here is to warn you," he said, "that the Englishman whom you left for dead at Big Bend, on the banks of the Blue River, has been heard of in another part of Africa." ”

“ Ludwig Miller. He will lay before you certain circumstances of which it is advisable for you to have knowledge. You may speak freely with him. He is in all respects to be trusted.
(Signed) "Karl Schmidt."
"Your cousin is a little mysterious," Dominey remarked, as he passed the letter to Seaman. "Come, what about these circumstances?"
Ludwig Miller looked around the little room and then at Seaman. Dominey affected to misunderstand his hesitation.
"Our friend here knows everything," he declared. "You can speak to him as to myself." ”