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 Henry was glad enough when the doctor at last reappeared on the deck and prepared to return to the cutter. Good-byes were said, the Viking’s captain thanked the doctor and the lieutenant, Henry called farewell to the wireless man, and in a minute or two the little party from the cutter was bobbing up and down again on the waves, on the way to the Iroquois. Then the small boat was hoisted, swung inboard, and made fast. ‘The ship’s propeller began to revolve, the water foamed at the bow, and, swinging into her course once more, the Iroquois was soon speeding toward Boston.