For five-and-thirty minutes not a sound was heard throughout the length and breadth of that boat, save the clank of cutlery and crockery, and the steady grinding of four sets of molars.
Durant trente-cinq minutes, on n’entendit plus rien d’un bout a l’autre du canot, qu’un cliquetis de couverts et le broiement tenace de quatre paires de mâchoires.