"So Domingo has made good his landing.

Be brave! The sea is quite calm.

This man has been to the island and back in less than a quarter of an hour." His confidence gave her new courage.

She even tried to turn danger itself into a jest.
"We seem to be living in spasms just now," she said.

"We certainly crowd a good deal of excitement into a very few minutes." The catamaran swung round and grated on the shingle.