What if for a moment—just a moment—he took the Arab’s outrageous story for the truth?… “If this is true, then how do you know, after all this time, that Solomon lied to you? And why tell me about it?” “Because, Augustus Brine, I knew you would believe. And I know Solomon lied because I can feel the presence of the demon, Catch. And I’m sure that he has come to Pine Cove.” “Swell,” Brine said.
