The wind was subsiding, the sky serene, and I watched the sun rise with renewed hope.

I called my wife and children on deck.

The younger ones were surprised to find we were alone.

They inquired what had become of the sailors, and how we should manage the ship alone.
"Children," said I, "one more powerful than man has protected us till now, and will still extend a saving arm to us, if we do not give way to complaint and despair.

Let all hands set to work.