Fair Play by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

The ships were now both repaired as well as they could be at sea. Passed Midshipman Bestor was placed upon the _Sea Scourge_ with a prize crew, and ordered to sail when the _Xyphias_ should, and if possible, to keep her always in view, or if he should lose sight of her, to shape for Cape Town and meet her there. The prisoners were then divided, half of them being sent back to the _Sea Scourge_.

By eight bells every preparation was completed for sailing. But there was no wind. A dead calm still prevailed. All that night and the next day it continued. But on the ensuing morning, just before dawn, Lieutenant Ethel was awakened, and notified that the wind was rising.