In this chapter, we are introduced to a new character, a young naval lieutenant, who is assigned to protect the ship from the advancing enemy. We learn that the ship has been destroyed in a crash, and that the lifeboat is not yet on board. The lieutenant asks the captain to launch the lifeboat, but the captain refuses, saying that he has to prepare the last dish of food for the approaching fleet.
In this chapter, we are introduced to a new character, a young naval lieutenant, who is assigned to protect the ship from the advancing enemy. We learn that the ship has been destroyed in a crash, and that the lifeboat is not yet on board. The lieutenant asks the captain to launch the lifeboat, but the captain refuses, saying that he has to prepare the last dish of food for the approaching fleet.