nd they did their utmost. Dick had taken the seamen in
his boat, and I had the passengers in mine. They were much cast down at
the loss of their companions and the horrors they had gone through.

I found that the young lady who had at first landed was Henri's sister;
the other I had saved was Sophie, his cousin; and the old lady and
gentleman her father and mother. Thus the whole of one family had been
saved, but several other passengers, men, and women, and children on
board, had lost their lives.

They belonged, they told me, to the island of Saint Lucia, and were on
their way to pay a visit to England, which neither of the young ladies
had seen.

Emilie was an intelligent, interesting-looking girl, and appeared much
attached to her brother, by whose side she sat, trying to support him in
as comfortable a position as could be arranged in the stern-sheets. I
was, however, more struck by the gentle and sweet look of Sophie, whose
features also were decidedly prettier than those of her cousin, though
few girls under the circumstances could have looked attractive; and it
may seem strange that I should have thought about the matter, but I had
saved her life, and naturally felt an interest in her. Henri, I
observed every now and then, gazed at her when he could lift up his
head, but she turned away her eyes, as if unwilling to meet his, and
then he sank back with a sigh.

While we pulled southward inside the reef, although the sea was somewhat
heavy, it was much smoother than outside, and I feared that we might
have some difficulty in getting our passengers on board. I had
fortunately brought a musket and powder-flask, with some blue lights,
from the ship. The sun set before we reached the southern end of the
reef, and we had barely light sufficient to steer with any degree of
safety round it. At length, however, I judged that I might venture to
do so, and we commenced our pull out to sea. The waves broke with a
loud roar on the rocks close to us, and I could distinguish the surf
rising up like a white wall as we made our way to the westward. I was
thankful when I saw it well over the quarter. My men exerted themselves
bravely. As soon as we had got to a sufficient distance from the reef,
I fired the musket and let off a blue light. There was no answer from
the ship. We pulled out still farther, and in half an hour made another
signal. My relief was great when, about as I judged a mile away, a blue
light