Chapter

 1 1      |            and reckoning that with wind and wave in my favour there
 2 VI     |           8th to OCTOBER 13th.—The wind is blowing hard from the
 3 VI     |      lowered, and, as I write, the wind is blowing with a velocity
 4 VI     |            copes directly with the wind, by presenting her broad
 5 VI     |           seaweed caught up by the wind become entangled in the
 6 VII    |           owned there was not much wind to speed us along.~At six
 7 VIII   |          15th to OCTOBER 18th.—The wind is still in the north- east.
 8 IX     |            now straight before the wind, and consequently we are
 9 X      |         hundred miles away, if the wind remains north-east there
10 X      |         wanted to get ahead of the wind, and that he was tacking
11 X      |            the case on board.”~The wind dropped for a few seconds;
12 XII    |          should be adverse, or the wind be boisterous, we must stick
13 XIII   |             Chancellor” sails with wind and wave in her favour,
14 XIII   |             in the full north-east wind continued to make her way
15 XIII   |       complete our perplexity, the wind shifted suddenly round to
16 XIII   |         but to let her go with the wind, and drift further and further
17 XIV    |            hoarse whistling of the wind, and the mournful roaring
18 XV     |            no doubt the north-west wind had driven us far to the
19 XVI    |         also free from injury. The wind has dropped considerably
20 XVII   |        must be at the mercy of the wind and waves; and, although
21 XVIII  |          rocks; not a germ had the wind carried to its surface,
22 XX     |         Chancellor” to sea; if the wind were favourable the sails
23 XX     |          sufficiently to sail.~The wind was blowing from the north-west,
24 XX     |           mechanical action of the wind should not be brought to
25 XX     |        unfurled and trimmed to the wind. The tide was exactly at
26 XXII   | questionable, we had hopes, if the wind continued favourable, of
27 XXII   |          and consequently with the wind, and although Curtis would
28 XXII   |   recording, then on the 29th, the wind shifted to the north, and
29 XXII   |           let the ship go with the wind and wait for day.~At daybreak
30 XXIII  |          possible advantage of the wind, which was freshening considerably.
31 XXIV   |    scudding along rapidly with the wind, stopped suddenly, with
32 XXV    |          of being told that if the wind were to freshen she would
33 XXV    |         but she can drift with the wind, and if the wind remains
34 XXV    |          with the wind, and if the wind remains in its present quarter,
35 XXVI   |        view.~As night drew on, the wind grew calmer, but the sea
36 XXVII  |      aroused by the roaring of the wind, and could distinguish Curtis’
37 XXVII  |         the matter?” I asked,~“The wind has changed,” he answered,
38 XXVII  |           us! then, thought I, the wind had shifted to the south-west,
39 XXVII  |       length appeared, I found the wind although not blowing actually
40 XXXI   |          run up and trimmed to the wind, and the raft began to make
41 XXXI   |             or worse still, if the wind were to blow from the east,
42 XXXII  |           would indicate that; the wind had dropped, and it was
43 XXXII  |         with a glowing vapour. The wind, too, blows only in fitful
44 XXXII  |          entirely dependent on the wind. Certain indications, which
45 XXXII  |           replied, “as long as the wind continues favourable the
46 XXXII  |       advantage; but supposing the wind shifts, what then?”~“Oh,
47 XXXII  |       change in our condition. The wind continued to blow in irregular
48 XXXIII |           to 20th.—On the 18th the wind freshened a little, but
49 XXXIII |            as there was not enough wind to fill the sail the raft
50 XXXIV  |              a storm will bring us wind, you know.”~“And water,
51 XXXV   |          encounter from the actual wind; but from the mighty waves
52 XXXV   |           and during that time the wind slightly abated in violence;
53 XXXVII |           30th—After the storm the wind settled back into its old
54 XXXVII |          one we lost, but with the wind in its present quarter it
55 XXXVII |           the wear and tear of the wind and waves. But the dangers
56 XXXVII |          waves. But the dangers of wind and waves are not those
57 XXXVIII|           raft at the mercy of the wind and waves. Whether we were
58 XXXVIII|          fragment of food that the wind carried into their interstices
59 XL     |            last few days since the wind has freshened, the salt
60 XLII   |           and 10th.—On the 9th the wind dropped, and there was a
61 XLIII  |        brig running close upon the wind, on the starboard tack,
62 XLIII  |         tacking about to catch the wind, in which case, as soon
63 XLIII  |            really sailing with the wind, she would come nearer to
64 XLIII  |         poor flag fluttered in the wind.~For an hour our feelings
65 XLIII  |            to the direction of the wind I tried to make out some
66 XLIV   |          brought us a few puffs of wind; and in spite of our prostration,
67 XLV    |          surface of the water. The wind was fresh and bringing the
68 XLVI   |          although at that time the wind had slightly freshened,
69 XLVI   |            from what direction the wind may blow if only it would
70 XLVI   |             or the dropping of the wind. At length I got the true
71 L      |       Chancellor” will remain.~The wind freshened considerably in
72 LI     |            of the direction of the wind and currents he imagines
73 LII    |            invisible. There was no wind, and for half an hour longer