"What happened after that?"

"The captain came down and ordered the mate on deck. Mr. Vail
and the captain got Mr. Turner to his room."

"How do you know that?"

"I opened my door."

"What then?"

"Karen came down at 12.30. We went to bed. At ten minutes to
three the bell rang for Karen. She got up and put on a wrapper
and slippers. She was grumbling and I told her to put out the
light and let me sleep. As she opened the door she screamed and
fell back on the floor. Something struck me on the shoulder, and
I fainted. I learned later it was the axe."

"Did you hear any sound outside, before you opened the door?"

"A curious chopping sound. I spoke of it to her. It came from
the chart-room."

"When the girl fell back into the room, did you see any one beyond
her?"

"I saw something--I couldn't say just what."

"Was what you saw a figure?"