We are running straight for land and, unless I am much mistaken, it is the great Andaman.

There is a lofty hill, some distance back from the shore.

I only caught a glimpse of its lower part, but none of the small islands have any hill to speak of.

The shore is about six miles off and, as the peak lies about the centre of the island, and as this is a hundred and forty miles long, we are some seventy miles from the northern point.
"You know what that means.

However, we must do all that we can, to keep her off." "Ay, ay, sir," Hardy said, turning without another word, and then gave orders to the men to set the top sail.
This was done, and the ship's course was laid parallel to the shore.