Ilefther，wenttothecuddyanddraggedoutthesmallcanvastarpaulinwhichIusedtocovertheengineatnight。Withthis，acodline，theboathook，andmyoneoarIimprovisedasortofjuryrigwhichItiederectattheforwardendofthecockpit。ThenI
wentaftandtookthewheelagain。Thetarpaulinmadeapoorapologyforasail，butIhopeditmightanswerthepurposewellenoughtokeeptheComfortbeforethewind。
Itdid。Tackingwas，ofcourse，outofthequestion，butwiththegaleasternthelaunchansweredherhelmandslidoverthewavesinsteadofrollingbetweenthem。Isighedinrelief。ThenI
rememberedmypassengersittingsilentbesideme。Shedidnotdeserveconsideration，butIvouchsafedawordofencouragement。
\"Don’tbefrightened，\"Isaid。\"Itisonlyastiffbreezeandthisboatisseaworthy。Weareallrightnow。\"