Kear，whowaslyingprostrateatherfeet，askedwhatwethoughtoughttobedone。
\"Wecandonothingbutstaywhereweare，\"Ireplied。
\"No，\"saidAndre，\"thisisourbestrefuge;Ihopeyouarenotafraid。\"
\"Notformyself，\"saidtheyounggirlquietly，\"onlyforthosetowhomlifeisprecious。\"
Ataquartertoeightweheardtheboatswaincallingtothesailorsinthebows。