I was thinking of her lots of times when the gale was at its height.

If she was, as you say, in a good port, she would be right enough.

Of course, if she was out she would run for the nearest shelter." "If she had no more wind than we had before it came on, she had not much chance of doing that." "That is true enough, sir; but, you see, the glass gave us notice three hours before we caught it.

Besides, they certainly took native pilots on board as soon as they got out here, and these must have got them into some safe place at the first sign of a gale." "Yes, they must certainly have had a pilot on board," Frank agreed; "and there is every ground to hope that they were snugly at anchor.
They were three weeks ahead of us, and must know that it is the hurricane season as well as we do.

It is likely that the first thing they did on their arrival was to search for some quiet spot, where they could lie up safely till the bad season was over." Late on the following afternoon land was seen ahead.
"There is Porto Rico, sir.