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Hearing my hail as I jumped into the punt, the crew had rushed on deck, and were standing ready to hand on board the half-drowned midshipman and the men I had been the means of saving. The latter were none the worse for their ducking, except that their clothes were wettish. "You'll want a clean shirt, mate," said one of our people to a Patlander from the frigate.
The walk certainly was wettish, and as I had had nothing to eat or drink since my midday meal, I was miserable and desponding.
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