For a few minutes the _Adventurer_ hovered by, and then, as there was a fair breeze blowing now and Joe and Neil were showing interest in the sea-sickness remedy, Steve suggested a tow and Harry Corwin, after some hesitation, pocketed his pride and agreed.

A little before one o'clock the two boats slipped into North Sea Harbour and dropped anchors.

While the _Follow Me_ doctored her engine the _Adventurer_ sat down to a delayed dinner.

Ossie gloomily predicted that everything would be spoiled, but if it was, no one save Ossie apparently knew it.

There was broiled bluefish and boiled potatoes and spinach and sliced cucumbers that day, followed by a marvellous concoction which the steward called a prune pudding.