So in a quarter of an hour, perhaps less, the frigate would have sailed without me.

I should have missed this extraordinary, supernatural, and incredible expedition, the recital of which may well meet with some suspicion.
But Commander Farragut would not lose a day nor an hour in scouring the seas in which the animal had been sighted.

He sent for the engineer.
"Is the steam full on ?" asked he.
"Yes, sir," replied the engineer.
"Go ahead," cried Commander Farragut..