The captain now essayed to go on deck. He ventured forward only a step or two. To have come farther would have been sheer madness.
Morgan was right. They had only to wait for death.
Wait and pray, however.
Ah, yes! for God the Lord is everywhere, on sea as well as on the dry land, and prayer is never denied us.
Morgan's half-hour was past, and another to that; still the sturdy ship gave no signs of breaking up.
On the contrary, the wind had gone down considerably, and the seas as well.
"Mate," said Talbot.
"Yes, sir."
"Are the men below?"
"Three, I think, were washed away; the rest are all in the galley or half-deck."