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The Four Days which Follow

           Thenovicethentookeveryprecautiontokeeptheothercompassbeyondthereachofeveryaccident.

           Tillthen,withthatexception,allwentwellonboardthe"Pilgrim."

           Mrs.Weldon,seeingDickSand’scalmness,hadregainedconfidence.Itwasnotthatshehadeveryieldedtodespair.Aboveall,shecountedonthegoodnessofGod.Also,asasincereandpiousCatholic,shecomfortedherselfbyprayer.

           DickSandhadarrangedsoastoremainatthehelmduringthenight.Hesleptfiveorsixhoursintheday,andthatseemedenoughforhim,ashedidnotfeeltoomuchfatigued.DuringthistimeTomorhissonBattookhisplaceatthewheelofthehelm,and,thankstohiscounsels,theyweregraduallybecomingpassablesteersmen.

           OftenMrs.Weldonandthenovicetalkedtoeachother.DickSandwillinglytookadvicefromthisintelligentandcourageouswoman.Eachdayheshowedherontheship’schartthecourserun,whichhetookbyreckoning,takingintoaccountonlythedirectionandthespeedoftheship."See,Mrs.Weldon,"heoftenrepeatedtoher,"withthesewindsblowing,wecannotfailtoreachthecoastofSouthAmerica.Ishouldnotliketoaffirmit,butIverilybelievethatwhenourvesselshallarriveinsightofland,itwillnotbefarfromValparaiso."

           Mrs.Weldoncouldnotdoubtthedirectionofthevesselwasright,favoredaboveallbythosewindsfromthenorthwest.

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