He seemed to fall asleep sometimes, only through the sleep he heard the sounds going on.

At length the weather seemed to get worse.

The confusion and trampling of feet grew more frequent over his head; the vessel lay over more and more on her side, and went roaring through the waves, which banged and thumped at her as if in anger.

All at once arose a terrible uproar.

The hatch was blown off; a cold fierce wind swept in upon him; and a long arm came with it which laid hold of him and lifted him out.