The The breeze breeze had had but but little little action action on on the the coracle coracle , , and and I I was was almost almost instantly instantly swept swept against against the the bows bows of of the Hispaniola Hispaniola . . At the same time , the schooner began to turn upon her heel , spinning slowly , end for end , across the current .
Бриз почти не подействовал на коралл, и меня почти мгновенно отнесло к носу "Эспаньолы". В то же время шхуна начала поворачиваться на каблуках, медленно вращаясь, конец за концом, поперек течения.