55/56 'Cordin' to my reckonin' they was years and we'd ought to have sailed plumb through the broadside of the Cape, and be makin' a quick run for Africy. But at last we got into smoother water, and then, right acrost our bows, showed up a white strip. The fog had pretty well blowed clear and I could see it. 'Stand by! WE'RE goin' to bump.'" Captain Sol stopped short and listened. Mr.Phinney grasped his arm. |