To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go.

But where, after all, would be the poetry of the sea were there no wild waves?

Anyhow, a philosophical turn of thought now was not amiss, else one's patience would have given out almost at the harbour entrance. The term of her probation was eight days.

If the Spray discovered no continents on her voyage, it may be that there were no more continents to be discovered. She did not seek new worlds, or sail to pow-wow about the dangers of the sea.

Good work in the building of my vessel stood me always in good stead.

Nothing escapes the vigilance of the New South Wales police; their reputation is known the world over.

And now, without having wearied my friends, I hope, with detailed scientific accounts, theories, or deductions, I will only say that I have endeavoured to tell just the story of the adventure itself.