The single word spoken through that trumpet was the key to the entire enigma.

Every possible doubt was removed by it.

He was now assured, as he had not been before, that he had fallen in with one of the two vessels of which his father had given him information, and which his sealed orders required him to seek, even if he was detained a week or more.

Christy spent no time in congratulating himself on the situation, but the tremendous idea passed through his whole being in an instant.
"We are disabled!" shouted the officer on board of the Scotian through his trumpet.

"Please send your engineer on board." "All right!" replied Christy.