Please do not find fault with me." "That was not why I spoke.

But you must keep your nerve; we may be afloat for hours yet before we are picked up." "You are sure we will be ?" "The probability is altogether in our favour," he insisted, as much to encourage himself as her.

"This is Lake Michigan in summer time, and boats are plying everywhere.

We shall surely be sighted by something when daylight returns.

There is no sign of a storm brewing, and all we need do now is hold on." She was silent a moment, with head again bent forward.
"What do you suppose became of the men who deserted the yacht ?" she asked, her voice natural and quiet.
"Ashore, perhaps, by this time." "Then we cannot be far away from land ?" "I have no means of knowing.