How we cite our quotes: (Section.Paragraph)
Quote #4
The correspondent thought that he had been drenched to the skin, but happening to feel in the top pocket of his coat, he found therein eight cigars. Four of them were soaked with sea-water; four were perfectly scatheless. After a search, somebody produced three dry matches, and thereupon the four waifs rode in their little boat, and with an assurance of an impending rescue shining in their eyes, puffed at the big cigars and judged well and ill of all men. Everybody took a drink of water. (3.16)
What do you want first—the good news or the bad news? The good news is that the correspondent found some dry cigars in his coat. The bad news: only half of them survived the journey, and a fifty percent chance of survival doesn't bode well for the men in the boat. At least they share them together—can't you just imagine them carefully passing around the three matches and lighting the four cigars, then, most importantly, sharing a celebratory gulp of water. Ahhh, refreshing.
Quote #5
"If we don't all get ashore—" said the captain. "If we don't all get ashore, I suppose you fellows know where to send news of my finish?"
They then briefly exchanged some addresses and admonitions. (4.11-12)
By this point, things aren't looking too good. Note how the captain repeats the first half of his sentence, as if he gets choked up a bit at first, and clears his throat to continue. This is a heavy moment. As they exchange information about how to contact their loved ones, it goes without saying they'd each be picturing their fathers, their daughters, their wives. We are left to imagine for ourselves what sort of "admonitions" they exchange.
Quote #6
"What do you think of those life-saving people? Ain't they peaches?"
"Funny they haven't seen us."
"Maybe they think we're out here for sport! Maybe they think we're fishin'. Maybe they think we're damned fools." (4.18-20)
Here's a great illustration of how this feeling of brotherhood is not exactly universal. The affection and devotion the men feel toward each other doesn't extend toward anyone else. So when they spy people on the beach, they go from a neutral feeling of "Hey, those people can rescue us" to outright hostility: "Hey, why the heck aren't those people rescuing us"?