Ethelbertha and I carried out our part of the programme, and waited, with the deck to ourselves.
"They seem to be taking their time," said Ethelbertha.
"If, in the course of fourteen days," I said, "they eat half of what is on this yacht, they will want a fairly long time for every meal.

We had better not hurry them, or they won't get through a quarter of it." "They must have gone to sleep," said Ethelbertha, later on.

"It will be tea-time soon." They were certainly very quiet.

I went for'ard, and hailed Captain Goyles down the ladder.

I hailed him three times; then he came up slowly.