She goes along well.

I only hope she will keep on like this till we get to Corunna or, better still, to the mouth of the Douro." "We must not count our chickens before they are hatched, Dicky.
There are storms and French privateers to be reckoned with.

We are not out of the wood yet, by a long way.

However, we need not bother about them, at present.

It is quite enough that we have got a stout boat and a favouring wind." "And plenty to eat and drink, Terence; don't forget that." "No, that is a very important item, especially as we dare not land to buy anything, for some days." "What rate are we going through the water, do you think ?" "Jules said we were sailing about four knots an hour when we were going down the river, and about three when we had turned south and pulled the sail in.