This light north wind won't last.

It will either go into a calm or work around into a north-east gale." "Which would you prefer ?" I asked.
"The gale, by all means.

It will help us off the land, and it will put me through my torment of sea-sickness more quickly.

Oh, yes," she added, "I'm a good sailor, but I do suffer dreadfully at the beginning of every voyage.

You probably won't see me for a couple of days now.