I launched out in this posture, and rowed towards the ship.
And they searched till they found a harbour, and there rowed boldly in.
This barge was rowed by six black men in check shirts and black vel-vet caps.
But as they rowed they trembled, until the tide returning drove them back within the rocks.
The four were soon embarked, and the men rowed out toward the point which had been chosen as the end of the race.
When close to the land the captain was rowed ashore, and the pirates spent part of the night in unloading the cargo.
After that they rowed on steadily for many a weary day, till they saw a long high island, and beyond it a mountain land.
In the mean time Telemachus and his crew were nearing land, so they loosed the sails, took down the mast, and rowed the ship into the harbour.
At last they rowed away toward the northward, for many a weary day, till their water was spent, and their food eaten; and they were worn out with hunger and thirst.
Yet they sang as they sailed their rickety death-traps, and they laughed as they rowed; and when the tide-rip caught them, they sank without a cry to any but the Virgin.