But the really wonderful thing is that you should
have guessed an unknown track in the dark; that you should actually be
able to guide a helpless ship through waters so full of dangers that it
would be folly to venture in their midst in broad daylight and with
full steam-power."
Then Courtenay took off his sou'wester, and bowed.
"I had no idea I had such expert critics on board. Is it you,
Christobal, who has followed the ship's course so closely?"
"Not I, my dear fellow. Miss Maxwell is only saying what I feel,
indeed, but could not have expressed as admirably. Our silent friend,
Tollemache, is the man who observes. I was so amazed when I came on
deck half an hour ago that I sought him out, and he told me something
of the night's later happenings. So I took the liberty of arousing
Miss Maxwell from a very sound sleep, but we thought it best not to
disturb you by appearing on the bridge until you had done everything
you had planned."
"I shall never understand how I came to fall asleep," said Elsie. "I
remember feeling very tired; I sat down for a moment, and that ended
it.
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