Chapter 11 Knocking at The Door at Midnight(III)(9)

 “In this condition, if captain Quennel went to the stagnant water and took tetramine, and convulsed violently in the stagnant water, would his shoes fall off because of the muscle convulsion and the resistance of water?” Master said.
I was inspired, not because I was overwhelmed by Master’s inference, but because I knew that Master’s next sentence was probably, “Let’s go to the cellar again.” It’s a terrible cellar. I really didn’t want to go down.