But he went and got me a cup of tea, and some soup, and some bread, and I understood his food very well.
After a while, our captain came around to my hammock.

He looked a great deal better than when I saw him last, and said he had had a good sleep.
He told me that Corny was all right, and was sleeping again, and that the mate's wife had her in charge.

Rectus was in a hammock near me, and I could hear him snore, as if he were perfectly happy.

The captain said that these Russian people were just as kind as they could be; that the master of the bark, who could speak English, had put his vessel under his--our captain's--command, and told him to cruise around wherever he chose in search of the two boats.
"And did you find them ?" I asked.
"No," said he.

"We have been on the search now for twenty-four hours, and can see nothing of them.