[Gutenberg 21456] • The Cruise of the "Dainty"; Or, Rovings in the Pacific

[Gutenberg 21456] • The Cruise of the "Dainty"; Or, Rovings in the Pacific

"Never was bothered with a more thorough calm!" exclaimed my brother Harry, not for the first time that morning, as he and I, in spite of the sweltering heat, paced the deck of our tight little schooner the Dainty, then floating motionless on the smooth bosom of the broad Pacific. The empty sails hung idly from the yards. The dog-vanes imitated their example.