"Nor'-nor'-west," echoed Maxwell, seizing his parallel ruler and applying it to the chart.  "And two and a half points of leeway, applied to the right, makes it north, half east; while Point du Raz bears--or bore--north, three-quarters east.  Um!  It's going to be `touch and go' with us, I am afraid, at that rate; for while she will doubtless weather the point itself all right, there is that out-jutting reef, which is as likely as not to bring us up with a round turn."