CHAPTER IV.
SAFELY BACK.
When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.

The captain appeared at the side and shouted to the boat, now but fifty yards away.
"What do you want, there ?" "I have a passenger for England," Vincent replied.

"Will you take him ?" "Come alongside," the captain said.

"Why didn't he come on board before I started ?" The boat was rowed alongside, and Vincent climbed on board.

The captain greeted him as a stranger and led the way to his cabin.
"You have managed that well," he said, when they were alone, "and I am heartily glad that you have succeeded.