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"Why, up anchor, and go after him with the schooner." "The schooner's hard and fast," said Captain Corbet, mournfully. "Hard and fast?" "Yes; don't you notice how she leans? It's only a little, but that's a sign that her keel's in the mud." "I don't believe it! I won't believe it!" cried Arthur. "Come, boys, up with the anchor."
Thither they, as having knowledge of that place, let drive their ship; and now the vessel in full course ran ashore, half her keel's length high; so well was she sped by the hands of the oarsmen.
There are springs of water in the cave, and two ways into it, one to the north for men to enter, and one to the south where none but the Gods may pass. The Sea-kings knew this harbor and rowed straight into it and ran their ship half a keel's length ashore. Then they lifted Ulysses out of the stern, wrapt in the rugs and coverlet, and laid him still asleep upon the sand.
"Hard as you tells me, sir; but it's no good her deep keel's right down in this here fine shingle. We must wait till the tide lifts her." The sailor stopped short to listen, for the noise which came to them on the still night air increased.
"Who the devil ever saw a ship's shrouds that wasn't cat-harpened in!" exclaimed Ned, with some heat. "A pretty hand a wife would make of it, in pulling her arms around a fellow's neck if the rigging spread in the way you mean! Them things is all settled according to reason when a chap's keel's laid."
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