"Our lives have been spared and the ship floats; so, there you have two things to the good, to balance our account on the other side of the ledger!" "You're right, sir," replied Mr Marline; "but have you sounded her yet to see if we have shipped much water ?" "Aye, I did that a long time ago, while you were dreaming," said the captain with a chuckle.

"Old Adze the carpenter saw to the matter as soon as we righted.

She has taken in very little in the main hold; but the fore-peak is full, as I thought, through some careless fellow not putting on the hatch and battening it down again after we got up these new sails.

However, we can't see about clearing it out yet, for the pumps are smashed and it will take Adze all day to-morrow to get them in working order again.

Besides, I don't want the men to do more than is absolutely necessary to-day, for it is Sunday, as I told you before; and we ought, in more ways than one, considering all we have gone through, to observe it as a day of rest." "I quite agree with you, sir," replied Mr Marline; "and if I had not thought so, you would have seen me long ere this on the fo'c's'le, getting up a jury-mast or something." "Let you alone for that," said Captain Miles.