Now, if you think this a mistake, I will let go." "Well," said Bertric, "you are the only man of your crews whom we could make welcome.

Get to the stern and we will help you into the boat." He shifted his hands along the gunwale and we got him on board, while Gerda looked on in a sort of silent terror at all that had happened in that few minutes.

There was a row of faces watching us over the rail of the ship by this time, and now Hakon came aft.
"Why," he said, "you have a lady with you.

I had not seen that before.

We will get you alongside." So it came to pass that in five minutes more we were on the deck, and some of Hakon's men were helping Phelim to get his still-swooning brother on board.