Well, do you feel ready for your breakfast ?" Dan, after a moment's consideration, declared that he was.

The feeling of seasickness had passed off, and except that he was wet through and miserable, he felt himself again, and could have eaten four times the allowance of food that Vincent handed him.

A pannikin of rum and water did much to restore his life and vitality, and he was soon, with the light-heartedness of his race, laughing and chatting cheerfully.
"How long dis go on, you tink, sah ?" "Not long, I hope, Dan.

I was afraid last night it was going to be a big gale, but I do not think it is blowing so hard now as it was in the night." "Where have we got to now, sah ?" "I don't exactly know, Dan; but I do not suppose that we are very many miles away from shore.

The mast and oars prevent our drifting fast, and I don't think we are further off now than we were when we left that ship yesterday.