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In the evening the wind dropped still more and , by nine o'clock , the brig had scarcely steerage way . `` It is enough to put a saint out of temper , '' the captain said , as he came down into the cabin , and mixed himself a glass of grog before turning in . `` If the wind had held , we should have been pretty nearly off Finisterre , by morning . As it is , we have n't made more than forty knots since we took the observation , at noon . '' Bob woke once in the night ; and knew , by the rippling sound of water , and by the slight inclination of his berth , that the breeze had sprung up again . When he woke again the sun was shining brightly , and he got up and dressed leisurely ; but as he went into the cabin he heard some orders given , in a sharp tone , by the captain on deck , and quickened his pace up the companion , to see what was going on . `` Good morning , Mr. Lockett ! ''