0f all boatmen and fishermen on the coast, Jean Touzel was most to betrusted. No man had saved so many shipwrecked folk, none risked his lifeso oftwelve; and he had never had a serious accident. To go to sea withJean Touzel, folk exclaimed, was safer than living on land. Guida loved thesea; and she could sail a boat, and knew the tides and currents of thesouth coast as well as most fishermen.

M. de Mauprat met her inquiring glance and nodded assent. She then exclaimedgaily to Ranulph: "I shall sail her, shall I not?"