Was it possible that within a few hours they would be bidding each other a last good-by ?...

Should he never again see Ulysses and the ship on which he had spent the greater part of his past ?...
In order to maintain his serenity, the captain tried to bring this interview promptly to an end.
"The first thing to-morrow morning," he said, "you will call the crew together.

Adjust all the accounts.

Each one must receive as an extra bonus a year's pay.

I wish them to have pleasant memories of Captain Ferragut." The mate attempted to oppose this generosity by a remnant of the keen interest that the business affairs of the boat had always inspired in him.