The only other thing that I can see for her to do is to run straight on to Port au Prince.

At the rate we are going now she would be in soon after daylight tomorrow.

We should be seven or eight miles astern of her, and he might think that we should not venture to board her there." "I don't think that he would rely on that, Hawkins.

Now that he knows who we are, he will guess that we shall stick at nothing.
What I am afraid of is that he will lower a boat and row Miss Greendale and her maid ashore.

He might do it either there, or, what would be much more likely, row ashore to some quiet place during the night, take his friend and two or three of his men with him, and leave the rest to sail her to Port au Prince." "I don't think that the wind is going to hold," the skipper said, looking astern.