All night long they struggled through the billows, with the huge wall of Cape Codera a thousand feet above their heads to the left, and beyond it again, bank upon bank of mountain, bathed in the yellow moonlight.
Morning showed them a large ship, which had passed them during the night upon the opposite course, and was now a good ten miles to the eastward.
Yeo was for going back and taking her.

Of the latter he made a matter of course; and the former was easy enough, for the breeze blowing dead off the land, was a "soldier's wind, there and back again," for either ship; but Amyas and Frank were both unwilling.
"Why, Yeo, you said that one day more would bring us to La Guayra." "All the more reason, sir, for doing the Lord's work thoroughly, when He has brought us safely so far on our journey." "She can pass well enough, and no loss." "Ah, sirs, sirs, she is delivered into your hands, and you will have to give an account of her." "My good Yeo," said Frank, "I trust we shall give good account enough of many a tall Spaniard before we return: but you know surely that La Guayra, and the salvation of one whom we believe dwells there, was our first object in this adventure." Yeo shook his head sadly.

"Ah, sirs, a lady brought Captain Oxenham to ruin." "You do not dare to compare her with this one ?" said Frank and Cary, both in a breath.
"God forbid, gentlemen: but no adventure will prosper, unless there is a single eye to the Lord's work; and that is, as I take it, to cripple the Spaniard, and exalt her majesty the queen.

And I had thought that nothing was more dear than that to Captain Leigh's heart." Amyas stood somewhat irresolute.

His duty to the queen bade him follow the Spanish vessel: his duty to his vow, to go on to La Guayra.