"And that's where."
"Right ahead of us."
"How do you know that?" Captain Ole asked quickly.
"I—I don't know it, but I think it is."
"Then you think it was farther off than it looked?"
"Yes, sir. That's what I think."
"And you may be right at that," Captain Ole mused, scratching his head thoughtfully.
The boys learned a little later that the first mate would have the watch after midnight, so, after telling him what they had seen the night before and cautioning him to keep an eye out for signals, they retired soon after eleven o'clock.
"The boy was right."
The above statement shouted in loud tones by Captain Ole whose head stuck in through the half opened door of their cabin, awoke the boys a few minutes before six the following morning.