not of
weeks but
of months,
that if we
were not
back by
the end of
August
Blandly
was to
send to
find us,
but
neither
sooner nor
later.
“You can
calculate
for
yourself,”
I said.
“Why,
yes,”
returned
the
captain,
scratching
his head;
“and
making a
large
allowance,
sir, for
all the
gifts of
Providence,
I should
say we
were
pretty
close
hauled.”
“How do
you mean?”
I asked.
“It’s a
pity, sir,
we lost
that
second
