Heaven bless them and keep them from harm!" The ship still made fearful surges, and the ice grated and cut her planking; but she neared the point gradually, and this brought a feeling of relief to all on board.

Open water beyond, and the bold, sharp lines of the point, made it almost certain that the berg terminated there.

The point was reached at last.

The ship seemed to give a leap ahead, and, as if by mutual consent, payed off and parted from the icy grasp of the monster.

Cheer after cheer went up as the old ship, in her distressed condition, swung away and was out of danger.
The ship was now headed for Puntas Arenas, where many years ago the Spaniards founded a penal settlement.