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VI,Dr. Armstrong came to Soldier Island just as the sun was sinking into the sea. On the way,across he had chatted to the boatman—a local man. He was anxious to find out a little about,these people who owned Soldier Island, but the man Narracott seemed curiously ill-informed,,or perhaps unwilling to talk.,So Dr. Armstrong chatted instead of the weather and of fishing.,against the sun.,Yes, he was very tired. The sea and perfect peace—that was what he needed. He would,like, really, to take a long holiday. But he couldn’t afford to do that. He could afford it,financially, of course, but he couldn’t afford to drop out. You were soon forgotten nowadays.,No, now that he had arrived, he must keep his nose to the grindstone.,