"Port the helm, Bonney!" During the next half-hour the schooner veered off two or three cables' lengths.

We watched the boat pulling back to the ship.

It was nearly an hour getting around the ice-island.

Finally it ran in alongside, and was taken up.

With our glasses we could see that there was a good deal of running and hurrying about the deck.
"Some tall swearing going on there!" laughed Kit.
"Now look out for your heads!" said Raed.