The Mystery of the Kidnapped Whale
British Armada paperback edition.

| "Because I didn't listen to my brain," Jupe went on. "I didn't believe my own eyes. When I looked at that man who met us outside Captain Carmel's office, I was sure he wasn't a charter-boat captain. He didn't dress like a charter-boat captain. He didn't have the hands or the build of a charter-boat captain. And did you notice his right eye?" "You mean that sort of heavy crease underneath it?" Bob asked. "Yes, I did notice that. I thought at first- You remember that Englishman we met last year?" Jupe nodded. "The one who wore a monocle. That's what I thought too at first. Then I thought he might be a jeweler or a watchmaker. Then when he was so friendly and he bought us a hamburger, I just stopped thinking about it altogether. I sat there like a half-witted owl, listening to him-" |
Excerpt taken from p.48 of the US keyhole paperback. The text in red was completely excised from the UK Armada edition. No attempt was made to edit the remainder of the page, which mistakenly gives the reader the impression that the "half-witted owl" comment was uttered by Bob, not Jupiter.