It seemed that we must be lost, the waves were of such exceeding bigness--far surpassing anything I had ever seen before.

My heart was in my mouth scores of times, and over and over again I thought that she would never rise again, so great was the weight of water that poured over her.

Truly it was the mercy of God which alone saved us, for I believe that even my father thought the ship would be beaten to pieces, though he kept up a show of confidence in order to inspirit the men.

However, at the end of the fourth day the gale abated; but it was days before the great sea went down, the waves coming in long regular hills, which seemed to me as big as those which we have here in Devonshire; but smooth and regular, so that while we rolled mightily, there was naught to fear from them." "I should not like to be a sailor," Agnes said.

"It would be far better, Roger, were you to come into our father's counting house.
You know he would take you into his business, did Cousin Reuben desire it." Roger laughed.
"I should make but a poor penman, Agnes.