“Hi, fellows, glad to have you aboard,” Mac said cordially, then yawned again.
“Sorry we woke you, Mac,” the captain said.
“I’m just about due to relieve Isaac upstairs, Sir. That’s all right.”
“I was just showing the boys the ship. We’ll move on so you can get dressed.”
As they left the dormitory to pass into another hallway, Captain Eaton asked, “You’ve heard of Isaac Newton, haven’t you, boys?”
“Oh yes, Sir,” Garry responded eagerly. “He was one of the very greatest scientists. He died a long time ago.”
The captain winked at them. “Well, we’re going to meet him,” he said.
7. A SHOCK IN THE NIGHT
Captain Eaton’s announcement that Garry and Patch were about to meet Isaac Newton, the great scientist, filled the boys with astonishment.