“But I can get ’em as soon as you say the word,” he told Mrs. Bobbsey when she asked him.
“And what about things to eat?”
“Oh, we’ll stow the victuals on board before we sail,” said the seaman. “We’ll take plenty to eat, even though lots of it has to be canned. Just say the word when you’re ready to start, and I’ll have everything ready.”
“And now we’ll go see Cousin Jasper,” suggested Mr. Bobbsey, when at last he had managed to get the children off the boat. “He will be wondering what has become of us.”
They went to the hospital, and found Mr. Dent much better. The coming of the Bobbseys had acted as a tonic, the doctor said.
“Do you like the Swallow and Captain Crane?” asked the sick man, who was now getting well.
“Very much,” answered Mr. Bobbsey.
“And will you go with him and me to look for Jack Nelson?”
“As soon as you are ready,” was the answer.
“Then we’ll start in a few days,” decided Cousin Jasper. “The sea-trip will make me entirely well, sooner than anything else.”