56 THE SHIPWRECK,

fatigues ; these soon perished. Philip was no where to be
seen: as to Charles, his youth and vigour enabled him,
with great difficulty, to reach the shore in an exhausted
and almost dying condition. As soon as he regained his
breath and strength, he ascended the rock on which stood
the above-mentioned cross. He directed his eyes towards
the Achilles. He perceived her the sport of the winds,
beaten by and engulfed in furious seas, and on the brink
of the same destruction from which he had just escaped.
Wholly absorbed in the contemplation of his beloved uncle’s
danger, he forgot his own miserable condition, until, the
vessel disappearing entirely from sight, he perceived that
he was alone.