As thus he was proceeding in his defence, Festus with a loud voice said, Paul, thou art raving; much reading hath driven thee to madness.

which when they had hoisted out, they used all helps, carrying ropes round the ship's bottom; and fearing lest they should run on the quick-sands, they lowered the mast, and so were driven.

But not long after a hurricane wind, called Euroclydon, drove us towards the island,

and the ship becoming ungovernable, and unable to bear up in the eye of the wind, we gave up the attempt, and let her drive.