"We're just as likely to be going right away from her as to her." "A current must be setting strongly now at the change of tide," said Morgan.

"We shall have to wait for day." "And throw away our chance of doing some good!" said Mr Gregory pettishly.

"Here you, Mark Strong, this dog of yours seems as if he could do anything.

Do you think if we put him in the water he'd swim toward the ship ?" "If I let him go into the water he would begin to bark loudly," whispered Mark.
"Ah! and do more harm than good," said the major.

"Now, look here, gentlemen: my wife and daughter are on board that ship, and we've got to find her, so let's have no talk of giving up, if you please." "Give up, major!" said the first-mate with an angry growl; "don't you run away with that idea.