CHAPTER XIV.
A VOICE IN A DREAM.
Entirely free from ice?
No.

It would have been premature to affirm this as a fact.

A few icebergs were visible in the distance, while some drifts and packs were still going east.

Nevertheless, the break-up had been very thorough on that side, and the sea was in reality open, since a ship could sail freely.
"God has come to our aid," said Captain Len Guy.

"May He be pleased to guide us to the end." "In a week," I remarked, "our schooner might come in sight of Tsalal Island." "Provided that the east wind lasts, Mr.Jeorling.