'Yes; and you saved us. But you English are of a great courage.
And my mother, instead of thanking you, is offering her gratitude to
James and John the sons of Zebedee, as if they had done it.'

'I am no relation to Zebedee,' said Conyngham with a gay laugh.
'Madame may rest assured of that.'

'Julia,' said the elder lady severely, and in a voice that seemed to
emanate from a chest as deep and hollow as an octave cask, 'I shall
tell Father Concha, who will assuredly reprove you. The saints upon
whom I called were fishermen, and therefore the more capable of
understanding our great danger. As for monsieur, he knows that he
shall always be in my prayers.'

'Thank you, madame,' said Conyngham gravely.

'And at a fitter time I hope to be able to tender him my thanks.'

At this moment a voice from the 'Granville' hailed the boat, asking
whether all was well and Mr. Conyngham on board. Being reassured on
this point, the mate apparently attended to another matter requiring
his attention, the mingled cries and expostulations of the cabin boy
sufficiently indicating its nature.

The boat, under Conyngham's strong and steady strokes, now came
slowly and without mishap alongside the great black hull of the
vessel, and it soon became manifest that, although all danger was
past, there yet remained difficulty ahead; for when the boat was
made fast and the ladder lowered, the elder of the two ladies firmly