Then he lay down between them, being amply protected on three sides, while the bushes waved over his head.

He was not only sheltered, he was hidden also, and feeling safe, with the greatcoat, now wholly dry, wrapped around him, and the pistols and sword beside him, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The kindly fortune that had taken the lad out of such desperate circumstances remained benevolent.

The wind ceased entirely and the air turned much warmer.

Day soon came, and with it a bright cheerful sun, that gilded the great expanse of low and desolate shore.

The boy slept peacefully while the morning passed and the high sun marked the coming of the afternoon.
He had been asleep about ten hours when he awoke, turned once or twice in his lair and then stood up.