He forgot that he was a lightkeeper absent from duty, forgot that one of his passengers was the wife he had run away from, and the other his bugbear, the dreaded and formidable Bennie D.He forgot all this and was again the able seaman, the Tartar skipper who, in former days, made his crews fear, respect, and swear by him.
And he reveled in his authority.

Once Mrs.Bascom rose to peer over the rail.
"Emeline," he snapped, "didn't I tell you to set down and set still?
Must I give orders twice?
SET DOWN!" Emeline "set." The wind died to fitful gusts.

The schooner barely moved.

The fog was as thick as ever.

Still Seth did not lose courage.