At breakfast they were laughed at again by Ben Wilford; but they chose to keep still, made no replies, and gave no information in regard to the progress of the work. At the earnest request of Lawry, seconded by Mrs. Wilford, Ben consented to run the ferry that day, and the young engineers took their dinners with them when they went down to the Goblins. They were full of hope, and confidently expected to return to the landing at night with the _Woodville_. At eleven o'clock four more hogsheads had been placed under the guards. The steamer swayed a little in the water; the stern had risen about two feet; and it was evident that she was on the point of floating. The boys were intensely excited at the bright prospect before them. "Lawry, the work is nearly done," said Ethan. "That's so; I think a couple of those barrels will finish it," answered the young pilot. "I see two anchors at her bow." "Yes, there are two anchors and about forty fathoms of small chain-cable on board of her." "I see them; and I think we had better fish them up." "That's a good idea." With the long boat-hook which Ethan had made, the cables were hauled up and coiled away on the raft, which had been placed over the bow of the sunken vessel. When the chains, which were bent onto the anchors, were hauled taut, the sinker rope, still in the block, and wound on the windlass of the derrick, was made fast to one of them, and the anchor drawn up. The operation was then repeated on the other anchor. "Hurrah! hurrah!" shouted Lawry, as they began to turn the windlass. "She's coming up." "Hurrah!" repeated Ethan, and the faces of both boys glowed with excited joy, as the sunken vessel followed the anchor up to the surface of the water. It was necessary to move the raft, and the anchor was hauled out over the top of the bulwarks. The _Woodville_ rose till her plank-sheer was even with the surface of the water. The boys shouted for joy; they were almost beside themselves with the excitement of that happy moment. They had conquered; success had crowned their labors. "The job is done!" cried Lawry. "That's so! Where is your brother now?" exclaimed Ethan. "We have got her up sooner than I expected. I move you we have our dinner now." "I don't feel much like dinner." "I do." "What is to be done next?" "We must get her up a little farther out of the water. We can easily get some more casks under her now; but let us have some dinner first." They sat down on a timber on the raft, and ate the dinner they had brought with them. They could not keep their eyes off the steamer during the meal, and they continued to discuss the means of completing the work they had begun.