Here we are now, a devilish sight too near this infernal point.

Who knows how her head is ?" "I do, O'Brien: I heard the quarter-master tell the captain S.W.by S.
Southerly." "Let me see," continued O'Brien, "variation 2 1/4 lee way--rather too large an allowance of that, I'm afraid; but, however, we'll give her 2 1/2 points; the _Diomede_ would blush to make any more, under any circumstances.

Here--the compass--now we'll see;" and O'Brien advanced the parallel rule from the compass to the spot where the ship was placed on the chart.

"Bother! you see it's as much as she'll do to weather the other point now, on this tack, and that's what the captain meant, when he told us we had more difficulty.

I could have taken my Bible oath that we were clear of everything, if the wind held." "See what the distance is, O'Brien," said Robinson.