But even if we were four or five times as far as that, we should not take very long in sailing back again when the wind drops; and as we have got enough to eat for a week we need not be uncomfortable about that." "Not much food for a week, Massa Vincent." "Not a great deal, Dan; but quite enough to keep us going.

You can make up for lost time when you get to shore again." In a few hours it was certain that the wind was going down.

By midday the clouds began to break up, and an hour later the sun was shining brightly.

The wind was still blowing strongly, but the sea had a very different appearance in the bright light of the sun to that which it had borne under the canopy of dark gray clouds.

Standing up in the boat two hours later, Vincent could see no signs of land.
"How shall we find our way back, Marse Vincent ?" "We have got a compass; besides, we should manage very well even if we had not.