We did the necessary work dully and hoped for the land.

I had altered the course to the east so as to make sure of our striking the island, which would have been impossible to regain if we had run past the northern end.

The course was laid on our scrap of chart for a point some thirty miles down the coast.

That day and the following day passed for us in a sort of nightmare.

Our mouths were dry and our tongues were swollen.