“My goodness!” cried Tom, drawing a long breath, “but that was a close shave. I thought we were gone for sure. I don’t mind things that happen on land, but that’s the worst experience I’ve been through yet.”
“Oh, cheer up,” cried Jo. “There is plenty more to come.”
“It’s a good thing we had a good captain,” said Jim. “That was a nice bit of work.”
“Worthy of one of the oldtime pirates,” added the reassured professor. “I’ll have to bring that in.”
The captain awarded full credit to Jim’s skill as a pilot. It was another instance where close observation had brought worth while results.
While they were talking, the yacht had run into the inner harbor, and here even with the fierce wind playing havoc in the tree tops and out at sea, the high hills afforded good and safe shelter.