The two knew by hearsay, of Ferragut's former voyages and his services to the Allies, and they understood each other sympathetically without the slightest national prejudice.

Caragol achieved equal success with the forty-five men who had taken possession of the machinery and the messrooms in the forecastle.

They were dressed like seamen of the fleet, with a broad blue collar and a cap topped by a red pompom.

Some displayed on the breast military medals and the recent _Croix de Guerre_.

From their canvas bags which served them for valises, they unpacked their regulation suits, worn when they were working on the freight steamers, on the schooners plying to Newfoundland, or on the simple coasting smacks.
The galley at certain hours was full of men listening to the old cook.
Some knew the Spanish tongue on account of having sailed in brigs from Saint-Malo and Saint-Nazaire, going to the ports of the Argentine, Chili and Peru.