"There is little else for us to do," Laurence said in reply, though he showed little sign of doing as Granby had suggested. He was tense in a way that he was not often on the island and, long after the other man had left, he persisted in pacing the stone floor, glancing anxiously out the window each time that he passed it. It had been some time since he had been in a situation to merit such behavior, yet he was a captain still and until he knew the specifics of this latest predicament he would be on his guard.