Feeling, however, the hopelessness of her struggle against all France, she despatched Sir Almeric de Clisson, who had lately joined her party, to England, to ask the aid which the king had promised.

He arrived a month since, and, as you see, our brave king has not been long in despatching us to her aid; and now, youngsters, to bed, for methinks that the sea is rougher than it was and that the wind is getting up." "Aye, that is it," the captain, who heard the knight's closing words, exclaimed.

"We are in for a storm, and a heavy one, or my name is not Timothy Martin, and though with plenty of sea-room the Kitty makes not much ado about a storm more or less, it's a very different thing in the middle of a fleet of lubberly craft, which may run one down at any time.
I shall edge out of them as soon as I can, you may be sure." Before morning a serious gale was blowing, and for the next three or four days Walter and his companions knew nothing of what was going on.
Then the storm abated, and they staggered out from their cabin.

The sea was still high, but the sun shone brightly overhead.

In front of them the land was visible.