“Ship ahoy!” he shouted.
“Aye, aye!” came from the vessel.
“What ship is that, and how many days out?”
“The Dolphin, and one day out from—”
The remaining words were lost.
“This is the ‘Magnificent,’ ten minutes out from t’other side of the river!” shouted Will.
The coaster disappeared as if smothered under the gray woolly blanket that had settled down on every thing.
“Why don’t we come to the wharf?” inquired Pip.
“Because we haven’t got there.”
Will’s reason was received with laughter, but Pip persisted in his questioning. “What if we thouldn’t get there at all?”