"If you go forward you will see that we have dowsed every glim on board, even to our mast-head and side lights." "You are carrying no starboard and port light ?" "None; but we have a strong lookout aloft, and in every other available place.

When the chase headed for the shore, we kept on our course for half an hour, and then put out the lights.

We came about and went off to the eastward for another half-hour.

Coming about, we went to the westward till we made her out, for she has not extinguished her lights.
It is dark enough to conceal the ship from her, and no doubt she thinks we are still far to the southward of her.

At any rate, she has resumed her former course, which was about south, half west." Christy was satisfied with this explanation, for the Ionian was doing just what she was expected to do.