But when a thought about them strikes you, will you always _think it out_, and, if possible, _act it out_, as God shall enable you ?" "Yes, Tom, I promise to do that as well as I can." "That's right; thank you, my boy," said the young surgeon, as they descended the shrouds and leaped on deck.
Here they found the captain walking up and down rapidly, with an anxious expression of face.

After taking a turn or two he stopped short, and gazed out astern.
"Set the stun'-sails, Mr.Bolton.The breeze will be up in a little, I think.

Let the men pull with a will." The order was given, and soon the ship was under a cloud of canvas, advancing slowly as the boats towed her between two large icebergs, which had been gradually drawing near to each other the whole afternoon.
"Is there any danger, Buzzby ?" inquired Fred, as the sturdy sailor stood looking at the larger berg, with an ice-pole in his hands.
"Danger?
ay, that there is, lad, more nor's agreeable, d'ye see.

Here we are without a breath o' wind to get us on, right between two bergs as could crack us like a walnut.

We can't get to starboard of 'em for the current, nor to larboard of 'em for the pack, as ye see, so we must go between them, neck or nothing." The danger was indeed imminent.