'We are saved from fire, and our good hull will bear us safely up until we meet a passing ship.' "'But there is fire below, captain,' said one.
"'It cannot burn without air,' he replied, in the same tone of confidence.

'We will keep the hatches closed and sealed; and it must go out.' "This took a load from my bosom.

I saw that what he said was reasonable.

But when daylight came, it showed the smoke oozing out through every crevice in the deck.

The floors, too, were hot to the feet, and indicated An advanced state of the fire within.