of bounds, in which there was no space for walking, and, for the matter of that, not very much room for moving, what with the contiguity of the thwarts and the incumbrances of lockers, spare masts and oars, the pump, the stove, the little deck forward, the boat, and the rest of the furniture.I asked Abraham how they managed in the matter of keeping a look-out.'One tarns in for four hours, and t'other two keep the watch, one a-steering for two hours and the other relieving him arterwards.''That gives you eight hours on deck and four hours' sleep,' said Helga.'Quite right, mum.''Eight hours of deck is too much,' she cried; 'there should have been four of you. Then it would have been watch and watch.''Ay, and another share to bring down ourn,' exclaimed Thomas.'Mr. Abraham,' said Helga, 'Mr. Tregarthen has told you that I can steer. I promise you that while I am at the helm the lugger's course shall be as true as a hair, as you sailors say. I can also keep a look-out. Many and many a time have I kept watch on board my father's ship. While we are with you, you must let me make one of your crew.''I, too, am reckoned a middling hand at the helm,' said I; 'so while we are here, there will be five of us to do the lugger's work.'Abraham looked at the girl admiringly.'You're werry good, lady,' he said: 'I dorn't doubt your willingness. On board a ship I shouldn't doubt your capacity; but the handling of these here luggers is a job as needs the eddication of years. Us Deal boatmen are born into the work, and them as ain't, commonly perish when they tries their hand at it.'''Sides, it's a long woyage,' growled Thomas, 'and if more shares is to be made of it I'm for going home.''You're always a-thinking of the shares, Tommy,' cried Abraham; 'the gent and the lady means nothing but koindness. No, mum, thanking you all the same,' continued he, giving Helga an ungainly but respectful sea-bow. 'You're shipwrecked passengers, and our duty is to put ye in the way of getting home. That's what you expect of us; and what we expect of you is that you'll make your minds easy and keep comfortable ontil ye leave us.'I thanked him warmly, and then stood up to take another look at the vessel that was overhauling us astern. She was rising fast, already dashing the sky past the blue ridges of the ocean with a broad gleam of canvas.'Helga,' said I softly, 'there's a large ship rapidly coming up astern. Shall we ask these men to put us aboard her?'She fastened her pretty blue eyes thoughtfully upon me.'She is not going home, Hugh.''No, nor is the lugger. That ship should make us a more comfortable home than this little craft, until we can get aboard another vessel.'She continued to eye me thoughtfully, and then said: 'This lugger will give us a better chance of getting home 

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