The tide being in her favour, she passed the Needles just as it was getting dark.

The breeze fell very light, and, although every stitch of canvas was put on, she was still some miles east of Portland when morning broke.

As the sun rose the wind freshened a bit, and she moved faster through the water.

The hands were mustered and divided into two watches, and the jerseys and red caps served out to the new hands.
"You had better give them the whole of the duck trousers, to fit themselves from, Captain," Frank said.

"There are assorted sizes, you know, and when they have suited themselves you can take the other ten pairs into store.