one o'clock
About half an hour later Joe discovered that the _ Follow Me _ was far behind and it was soon evident that she had stopped . After a moment Steve decided to turn back and see what was wrong , and when the _ Adventurer _ rounded the smaller boat 's stern they learned that the _ Follow Me _ was having engine trouble . For a few minutes the _ Adventurer _ hovered by , and then , as there was a fair breeze blowing now and Joe and Neil were showing interest in the sea-sickness remedy , Steve suggested a tow and Harry Corwin , after some hesitation , pocketed his pride and agreed . A little before one o'clock the two boats slipped into North Sea Harbour and dropped anchors . While the _ Follow Me _ doctored her engine the _ Adventurer _ sat down to a delayed dinner . Ossie gloomily predicted that everything would be spoiled , but if it was , no one save Ossie apparently knew it . There was broiled bluefish and boiled potatoes and spinach and sliced cucumbers that day , followed by a marvellous concoction which the steward called a prune pudding .