"Captain Alden" remained in her cabin.

She reported by phone, however, that the wound was really only superficial, through the fleshy upper part of the left arm.

If this should heal by first intention, as it ought, no complications were to be expected.
Day drew on toward the shank of the afternoon.

The sun, rayless, round, blue-white, lagged away toward the west, seeming to sway in high heaven as _Nissr_ took her long dips with the grace and swiftness of a flying falcon.

Some time later the cloud-masses thinned and broke away, leaving the world of waters spread below in terrible immensity.
As the African coast drew near, its arid influences banished vapor.
Now, clear to the up-curving edge of the world, nothing could be seen below save the steel-gray, shining plains of water.