"Tut, tut! thee'st lost thee nerve, woman," he broke in, curtly.
She sank back with a heavy sigh and said no more.
Presently they saw the light again, this time close upon their bow, and in a few minutes the boat grated against the side of the schooner.
"Is that you, James?" inquired a voice.
Day answered in the affirmative.
"Yes; worse luck. Let the rope down the other side away from the shore; you can show a light then. I've got womenfolk aboard."
He pulled round to the larboard, and the lantern showed a rope ladder.
"Lend a hand here," he said, and he raised Margaret.
The man on board uttered an exclamation.