Chapter XIV. A Voice in a Dream

           Entirelyfreefromice?No.Itwouldhavebeenprematuretoaffirmthisasafact.Afewicebergswerevisibleinthedistance,whilesomedriftsandpackswerestillgoingeast.Nevertheless,thebreak-uphadbeenverythoroughonthatside,andtheseawasinrealityopen,sinceashipcouldsailfreely.

           “Godhascometoouraid,”saidCaptainLenGuy.“MayHebepleasedtoguideustotheend.”

           “Inaweek,”Iremarked,“ourschoonermightcomeinsightofTsalalIsland.”

           “Providedthattheeastwindlasts,Mr.Jeorling.Don’tforgetthatinsailingalongtheicebergstotheireasternextremity,theHalbranewentoutofhercourse,andshemustbebroughtbacktowardsthewest.”

           “Thebreezeisforus,captain.”

           “Andweshallprofitbyit,formyintentionistomakeforBennetIslet.Itwastherethatmybrotherfirstlanded,andsosoonasweshallhavesightedthatislandweshallbecertainthatweareontherightroute.To-day,whenIhaveascertainedourpositionexactly,weshallsteerforBennetIslet.”

           “Whoknowsbutthatwemaycomeuponsomefreshsign?”

           “Itisnotimpossible,Mr.Jeorling.