"Then we should go down."
"And all in the ship?"
"All who could not get out of it."
"How could any get out of it?"
"In the boats."
"Oh!—I forgot the boats. Would they hold everybody?"
"Probably not. The other ships' boats would come to help."
"The officers would go first, I suppose?"
"Last. The highest officer of all would be the last man on board."
"Why?"