Dick, highly delighted, came back with the water.
"There's a full tank," said he, "and I believe we're going to be a lot better off than we supposed."
"I know I vill," chirruped Carl, "afder I ged on der outside oof someding to eat."
"When that's done, matey, we'll go on an exploring expedition, and see what we can find."
They took their coffee out of tin cups and ate their salt pork off of tin plates. Enough knives and forks were found to serve their purpose, and hot food put them both in better spirits.
"I vonder vat Matt is doing on der Grambus?" remarked Carl.
"More than likely, mate," answered Dick, "he thinks we're on the steamer."
"Vich means dot der supmarine vill follow der shdeamer to ged us off. Vell, I ped you dot Matt iss a goot vays off, py now, und ven vill ve see him nexdt?"
"Ask me something easy! But we'll see him again, one of these days. As soon as he finds out that we broke adrift from the fruiter, he'll come looking for us."