He proved himself a thoroughly good fellow, and it raised our drooping spirits to hear him repeat in his jolly voice,-- "We shall get to port all right, my friends, be sure of that.

And, if you only reckon things up, you will see that we have had more good luck than bad.

Oh, yes, I know, there was the loss of our schooner! Poor _Halbrane_, carried up into the air like a balloon, then flung into the deep llke an avalanche! But, on the other hand, there was the iceberg which brought us to the coast, and the Tsalal boat which brought us and Captain William Guy and his three companions together.

And don't forget the current and the breeze that have pushed us on up to now, and will keep pushing us on, I'm sure of that.

With so many trumps in our hand we cannot possibly lose the game.