"And that by a species of dream-transference the eveningmare wascommunicated to the youthful lady in the stateroom?"

"Well--yes."

"And that her call for help and her cry of burglars acted as a sort ofhypnotic suggestion with the other sleepers, and they began to beafflicted with the same nightmare?"

"I don't know that I ever put it to myself so distinctly, but it appearsto me now that I must have reached some such conclusion."

"That is fairly interesting, fairly interesting indeed. I beg your pardon.Please go on," Wanhope courteously entreated.