When we tied one end of this to the pole, it made quite a show.

The wind soon dried it, after the pole was hoisted and held up, and then our flag fluttered finely.
The sun had now come out quite bright and warm, which was a good thing for us, for it dried us off somewhat, and made us more comfortable.

The wind had also gone down a good deal.

If it had not been for these two things, I don't know how we could have stood it.

But the waves were still very high.
Every time we saw the ship, she seemed to look bigger and bigger, and we knew that the captain was right, and that she was making for us.