It was about two o'clock when my brother , having paid their fares at the gangway , found himself safely aboard the steamboat with his charges . There was food aboard , albeit at exorbitant prices , and the three of them contrived to eat a meal on one of the seats forward .
Было около двух часов, когда мой брат, заплатив за проезд на трапе, благополучно оказался на борту парохода со своими подопечными. На борту была еда, хотя и по непомерным ценам, и им троим удалось перекусить на одном из носовых сидений.
