There would be time for that when we were fairly at sea.
After that I lay still, and so spied the bale in which my sword had been put, and that gave me some sort of hope by its nearness to me, though indeed it did not seem likely that I should ever get it.
I heard Thorgils come on board before very long, and I could hear also the voice of the princess as she talked to him, though with the length of the vessel between us, and the wash of the ripples alongside in my ears, I did not make out if they spoke of me.

Evan spoke with them also, and it is likely that they did so.
Presently I could tell by the sway of the ship that she was afloat, and the men began to bustle about the deck overhead, while Thorgils shouted some orders now and then.

Soon the sides of the ship grated along the wharf as she was hauled out, and then the shore warps were hove on board with a thud above me.

I felt the lift of a little wave and heard the rattle of the halliards as the sail was hoisted and the ship heeled a little, and then began the cheerful wash and bubble of the wave at her bows as she went to sea.

The men hailed friends on shore with last jests and farewells, and then fell to clearing up the shore litter from the decks.
Then Evan came and looked at me.