But our attention was soon diverted from the boat to her crew, which consisted of a man and a woman, _nearly as white as ourselves_.
We stared at each other in amazement, thinking that we must be mistaken; but no, there was no doubt about it.

They were not fair, but the two people in the boat were decidedly of a white as distinguished from a black race, as white, for instance, as Spaniards or Italians.

It was a patent fact.

So it was true, after all; and, mysteriously led by a Power beyond our own, we had discovered this wonderful people.

I could have shouted for joy when I thought of the glory and the wonder of the thing; and as it was, we all shook hands and congratulated each other on the unexpected success of our wild search.