As the captain and surgeon moved away from the stern rail of the Everett, the three lads and the lieutenant still stood there, gazing far out to sea.
"The man who made me nearly freeze to death in the water," spoke Joe, as though thinking aloud.
"And pummeled my stomach until it was sore for three days," echoed Slim, in sad reminiscence.
"And made me run a mile in nothing, flat," added Jerry.
"And fought me to a knockout finish later," mused Joe.
"And nearly smothered me to death," spoke the lieutenant.
"And was finally corralled by an Irish engineer!" said Slim.
"Gone," concluded Jerry, "and no one here will mourn his departure."