Many a man in these times chose to doubt what kind of Viceroy he made, but no man who ever sailed with him but at last said, "Child of Neptune, and the greatest seaman we have!" We outrode danger and came under land to a quiet anchorage, the _San Sebastian_ and the _San Martin_ following us as the chickens the hen.
Still before us we saw that current ridge the sea.

The Admiral stood gazing upon the southward shore that hung in a dazzling haze.

Now we thought water, now we thought land.

He called to a ship boy and the lad presently brought him a pannikin of water dipped from the sea.

The Admiral tasted.