"They will be all right," he answered; "I promised to burn a blue light
as soon as you were safe on board, when they were immediately to shove
off. It may puzzle the Spaniards somewhat to know what it means; but as
they are not fond of turning out of their beds, we shall be away long
before they come to look after us."
The schooner was under way, standing on and off shore, when we got on
board. We afterwards ran in closer, and, to my great joy, made out a
boat pulling towards us, out of which presently stepped the doctor and
the padre. The boat then pulled away; and we ran to the northward, so
that we might be out of sight of land before the morning.