"You can turn in and sleep a couple of hours more just as well as not, for there is nothing whatever for you to do.

We may have to make a long day of it to-morrow." "I am accustomed to doing without my sleep at times," replied Christophe, which was his first name, according to the French orthography, and was pronounced in two syllables.
"Of course you have, when your duty required you to be on deck; but there is not the least need of doing so now." The lieutenant complied with the advice of the skipper, and in five minutes more he was sound asleep.

The Bahama boat, with a Bahama name, rose and fell on the long rolling seas, which were very gentle in their motion, and made very good progress through the water.

The light could be plainly seen in its lofty position, and the detective steered for it over an hour, and then kept it a little on the starboard hand; for the opening in the outer reef through which he intended to pass was two miles to the westward of the high tower.

He had correctly estimated the speed of the boat, for the faint light of the dawn of day began to appear in the east when he was able clearly to discern the outline of the hills on the most southern of the islands.
Although it was still quite dark, the Frenchman continued on his course very confidently.