"I told him you had said southwest by south, and he made it south by west." "He don't know what he's talking about!" howled Jack Lesher.

The shock had partly sobered him.

"He was steering due south, and I told him to make it southwest by south." But little more could be said on the point, for it was feared that the schooner would go down at any moment.
"We must man the boats," said the captain.

"Bring up the provisions and the kegs of water, and be quick about it." "Are we near land ?" asked Dick.
"There should be some islands four or five miles south of this spot," answered Captain Blossom.
Now that there was danger of going down some of the sailors seemed to grow crazy.

Half a dozen tumbled into one of the boats and began to lower it of their own accord.
"Stand back there!" shouted the captain.