我不得不承认，尽管我已经走过很长的距离，位置在父亲的手鲍文泰勒的手稿，我还是小事，以怀疑的诚意，因为我无法记得，但没有多年因为鲍文曾经是他的母校最臭名昭著的实际双王之一。事实是，由于我坐在圣莫尼卡我开始感到一种愚蠢的小事，并希望我只是转发，而不是亲自表示轴承的手稿泰勒库，我得承认，我不喜欢被嘲笑。我有一个幽默发达的意义 - 当笑话不是我。
    泰勒先生，老，预计几乎每小时。最后轮船从檀香山带来了对他的游艇斗牛士，而现在24小时逾期预计航行的最新资料。泰勒先生的助理国务卿，谁被留在家中，向我保证，毫无疑问，但在航行的斗牛士按照承诺，因为他知道他的雇主足够好，没有什么是积极的天灾短会阻止他做他曾计划做。我也知道，该斗牛士的无线设备发送装置，密封的事实，那它只能在极为必要时使用。有，因此，没有任何事情可做，只有等待，我们等待着。
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    I am forced to admit that even though I had traveled a long distance to place Bowen Tyler's manuscript in the hands of his father, I was still a trifle skeptical as to its sincerity, since I could not but recall that it had not been many years since Bowen had been one of the most notorious practical jokers of his alma mater. The truth was that as I sat in the Tyler library at Santa Monica I commenced to feel a trifle foolish and to wish that I had merely forwarded the manuscript by express instead of bearing it personally, for I confess that I do not enjoy being laughed at. I have a well-developed sense of humor--when the joke is not on me.
    Mr. Tyler, Sr., was expected almost hourly. The last steamer in from Honolulu had brought information of the date of the expected sailing of his yacht Toreador, which was now twenty-four hours overdue. Mr. Tyler's assistant secretary, who had been left at home, assured me that there was no doubt but that the Toreador had sailed as promised, since he knew his employer well enough to be positive that nothing short of an act of God would prevent his doing what he had planned to do. I was also aware of the fact that the sending apparatus of the Toreador's wireless equipment was sealed, and that it would only be used in event of dire necessity. There was, therefore, nothing to do but wait, and we waited.