He woke Dan.
"Dan, take the kettle down to the river and fill it.

We had better have some breakfast before we make our start.

If you can't find your way back, whistle, and I will answer you." Dan, however, had no occasion to give the signal.

It took him little more than five minutes to traverse the distance that had occupied them half an hour in the thick darkness, and Vincent was surprised when he appeared again with the kettle.

Not until it was boiling, and the bacon was ready, did Vincent raise his voice and call Lucy and the nurse.
"This is reversing the order of things altogether," the girl said as she came out and saw breakfast already prepared.