"For the present, yes."
"I'm mighty hungry."
"You shall have breakfast as soon as it is cooked."
"Sure an' I'm hungry meself," came from Pat Stoodles.
"How are you feeling?" questioned the doctor.
"Loike I had been through a clothes wringer, docthor," was the answer. "Bad cess to thim savages!"
Not long after this the clams and oysters, as well as the birds, were ready for eating, and Bob and the Irishman were given what the doctor thought was best for them. The others ate their fill, and after the repast was over all felt much better.
"There are just two things for us to do," said Captain Broadbeam: "Keep out of the way of the savages and find the Swallow."
"And in the meantime we have got to feed ourselves and take care of the wounded," added Doctor Barrell.
The matter was talked over and it was decided that the doctor should remain with Bob and Stoodles, while the captain and Dave went on a short tour of exploration.