"Yes, sir. But when we get out from under the lee of the land what'll happen?"
"I don't know; but I do know what'll happen to her bumpin' over the rocks of this shore on a night like this!"
Jan touched Mrs. Goles's arm. "We better go below now, I think. And you better go to your room and wrap up in any warm clothes you have—two pairs of stockings, if you have them, and things like that. To be ready for accidents, you know. And wait for me in the saloon."
"So there is danger?"
"You must not be thinking of that; but it is foolish not to be ready for accidents. And while you are dressing up I will take a look round."
"Oh, suppose he is aboard! Won't you watch out for him?"
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"It's him has to watch out for me on a night like this," said Jan—"and maybe watch out for more than me."