A little after we issued forth upon an open place along the harbour.
"We shall be doing now," cries I, as soon as I spied masts.

"Let us walk here by the harbour.

We are sure to meet some that has the English, and at the best of it we may light upon that very ship." We did the next best, as happened; for about nine of the evening, whom should we walk into the arms of but Captain Sang?
He told us they had made their run in the most incredible brief time, the wind holding strong until they reached port; by which means his passengers were all gone already on their further travels.

It was impossible to chase after the Gebbies into High Germany, and we had no other acquaintance to fall back upon but Captain Sang himself.

It was the more gratifying to find the man friendly and wishful to assist.