The others scattered the fireworks and saw to it that not a spark remained in the cabin.
"A close call!" murmured Captain Barforth, when the excitement was over.

"It is lucky we got down here so soon." "I was thinkin' de hull ship was gwine ter bust up!" said Aleck, with a shiver.

"Dis chile knows jess how quick fireworks kin go off.

I see a big combustication of dem one summer in a hotel where I was waiting.
Da had to call de fire department to put dem out an' da shot out moah dan a dozen winders, too!" "We had a similar trouble, when the yacht club had a celebration," said the captain.

"A Japanese lantern dropped on some rockets and set them off.