"Surely not go further among these dreadful icebergs?
I have read that ships are often crushed by them." "I should be only too glad to be out of these regions, dear; but, with the wind and current against us, I don't know what to do." As soon as breakfast was finished the captain went on deck.

His eye rested on the floe to the westward.
"Where are your eyes, you Irish lubber ?" he shouted to the steersman.
"Don't you see yon ice closing in on us?
You ought to have let me know of this." "Blest if I can see much change," muttered Bok.
"But I can.

The channel is narrowed by half.

We shall never get clear of it before we are nipped.

'Bout ship, boys, and be smart!" "All hands!" bellowed the mate.
In a couple of minutes the small crew were on deck, hauling in the ropes and halyards.
The topsail-yards swung round, the helm was put hard down.
The sails shivered in the wind as the yacht came about.
"Put both the main- and fore-sails on her, Leeks.