No change took place until night, and then Edmund, who had been too excited and anxious to sleep on the previous night, lay down to rest, ordering that he should be woke if any change took place in the weather.

As the sun rose next morning the fog gradually lifted, and they were able to see where they were.

Their head pointed west; far away on their left could be seen a low line of coast.

Not a sail was in sight, and indeed sails would have been useless, for the water was still unruffled by a breath of wind.

The anchors were at once got up and the oars manned, and the ship's head turned towards shore.
Two hours' rowing took them within a short distance of land, and keeping about a mile out they rowed to the west.