 In this third entry in the series, we see Mr. Ripley about to disembark from a ship. Reporters greet him on the deck and ask him to describe what he has seen on his travels. Among the fascinating facts he discovered was the it is possible to catch deep sea fish in the Sahara Desert and you can freeze in Africa s Atlas Mountains. He also learned that England s King George I didn t speak a work of English and that rickshaws used in Hong Kong were invented by an American and are built in the state of New Jersey, USA. Lastly, we are introduced to  Clarence E. Willard  (qv). By using muscular and skeletal coordination and control, he can vary his height by as much as 7 inches.