If she goes on like this, it will be all right." "I expect it will be all right, Dick, though it is sure to be very much rougher than this when we get farther out.

Still, I fancy an open boat will live through almost anything, providing she is light in the water.

I don't suppose she would have much chance if she had a dozen men on board, but with only us two I think there is every hope that she will get through it.
"It would be a different thing if the wind was from the west, and we had the great waves coming in from the Atlantic, as we had in that heavy gale when we came out from Ireland.

As it is, nothing but a big wave breaking right over her stern could damage us very seriously.

There is not the least fear of her capsizing, with us lying in the bottom." They did not attempt to keep alternate watches that night, only changing occasionally at the steering oar, the one not occupied dozing off occasionally.