Jack, I recommend the chocolate.

Bring two full sized bowls, Johnson, and put that cold pie on the table, and a couple of knives and forks; never mind about a cloth; but first of all bring a couple of basins of hot water, we shall enjoy our food more after a wash." The early breakfast was eaten, dry coats and mufflers put on, pipes lighted, and they then went up upon deck.

Tom took the helm.
"What time do you calculate we ought to make Guernsey, Tom ?" "About twelve.

The wind is freer than it was, and we are walking along at a good pace.

Matthews, cast the log, and let's see what we are doing.
About seven knots, I should say." "Seven and a quarter, sir," the man said, when he checked the line.
"Not a bad guess, Tom; it's always difficult to judge pace in a heavy sea." At eleven o'clock the mist ceased.
"That's fortunate," Tom Virtue said; "I shouldn't be surprised if we get a glimpse of the sun between the clouds presently.