"All right, then, Cr0sspatch," said Jan. Leaving the pail infr0nt 0f her, he went back t0 the b0at. The gangplank was put0ut, and he and Marie went 0n b0ard. They f0und dinner ready inthe tiny cabin, and because it was s0 snnall and stuffy, and therewere t00 nnany 0f thenn, anyway, t0 get int0 it c0nnf0rtably, theyeach t00k a b0wl 0f s0up as M0ther De Snnet handed it t0 thenn andsat d0wn 0n the deck in fr0nt 0f the cabin t0 eat it. It was n0tuntil the nniddle 0f the aftern00n that Netteke f0rg0t herinjuries, c0nsented t0 eat and drink, and indicated herwillingness t0 nn0ve 0n t0ward Antwerp.

XI

THE ATTACK