"Near where?"
"Near Terra Del Fuego, the land of fire!"
CHAPTER XVII
ATTACKED BY SAVAGES
"Are we in any danger?" asked Mrs. Johnson.
"I hope not," replied the captain. "If the ship is not strained the rising tide will probably float her safely, and we can continue our trip. We will have to wait until morning to see, however."
"And if the ship is damaged?"
"We will have to do what we can. We will hope for the best, madam."
The professor went on deck. His first opinion of the accident was confirmed. The Porpoise, in emerging from the waves, had slid well up on a sandy shore, where she was held fast because the tide was rapidly falling. It would be twelve hours before there would be a chance of her floating again.