The 'Comattus' was to start as soon as the 'Lavinia' arrived.

The minute I heard this I set out in a hurry for home, in the hope of having time to pack the extra cases I have on board this schooner, and get them out of the way before the warship arrives.

That is one reason I am in such a hurry, and can't spare the time to take you to St.Johns.

I wouldn't even have stopped long enough to investigate your raft if you had been a mile further off our course than you were." "Then all my yesterday's rowing didn't go for nothing," said Cabot.
"I should say not.

It was the one thing that saved you, so far as this schooner is concerned.