"Have you examined as to what provisions and water we have, Brymer?"
"Yes, sir, enough for about three days, without counting anything our
passenger friends have in the way of private stores--preserved meat,
delicacies, or the like."
"Yes, but the water?" said the captain, naming the grave necessity of
life in that hot climate.
"I must frankly say a very short supply, sir."
There was another ominous silence, as all thought of our numbers.