As for this boat, why, she'll be like a bit o' straw in a gale, and I don't want to go to the bottom until I've seed you made a skipper; and besides, we've got lots more waspses' nests to take, beside polishing off those three junks--that is, if they're left to polish when the storm's done." "Stand up, Mr Herrick," cried the lieutenant.

"Look yonder, due north.
What do you see ?" I held the tiller between my knees as I stood up and gazed in the required direction, but could see nothing for a few minutes in the dusk.
"Can't you see ?" "Yes, sir, now.

Small round black cloud." "Yes, of smoke." "Ay, ay, sir, I see it," said one of the sailors.

"Hooray! it's the _Teaser_ with the wind blowing hard astern and carrying the smoke of her funnel right over her and ahead." "The _Teaser_ or some other steamer; and she's running fast for harbour.
Let's see: those are the Black Gull Islands to port there.

Were you with us when the cutter's crew landed, Jecks ?" "Yes, sir; I rowed stroke-oar, sir." "To be sure.