I say, can you keep an eye on the shore ?" "No: I'm obliged to mind the rocks ahead.

You look." "I can't," said Vince; "it's impossible, with all these shoals about.
Look out! here's quite a whirlpool.

Port a little more--port!" The eddy they had to pass was caused by a couple of rocks close to the surface; and in avoiding these they went stern over another, which appeared to rise suddenly out of the clear sea, and was so close that the wonder to them was that they did not touch it.

But the little boat drew very little water, and probably they were a few inches above it as they glided on into deep water again.
"That was a close shave," cried Vince.

"I say, it's impossible to try and find the way in there while we have to dodge in and out here." "Think there would be less current closer in ?" said Mike.
"No, I don't.