Men will not sacrifice their own lives even to make good an insurance policy, and I suppose that is what is intended.

So you can sleep sound o' nights--at any rate until we near the coast of Brazil.

I can only promise you if any watchfulness on my part can stop this piece of villainy---- Hello, there! What's up?
Why is the ship falling away from her course ?" The sudden change in his voice startled the girl so greatly that she uttered a slight shriek.

It took her an appreciable time to understand that he was speaking to the man at the wheel.

But the sailor knew what he meant.
"Something's gone wrong with the wheel, sir," he bawled.