Пятнадцатилетний капитан

           Themagneticneedlehadbeendeviated,andinsteadofmarkingthemagneticnorth,whichdiffersalittlefromthenorthoftheworld,itmarkedthenortheast.Itwasthen,adeviationoffourpoints;inotherwords,ofhalfarightangle.

           Tomsoonrecoveredfromhisdrowsiness.Hiseyeswerefixedonthecompass.Hebelieved,hehadreasontobelieve,thatthe"Pilgrim"wasnotintherightdirection.Hethenmovedthehelmsoastoheadtheshiptotheeast—atleast,hethoughtso.

           But,withthedeviationoftheneedle,whichhecouldnotsuspect,thatpoint,changedbyfourpoints,wasthesoutheast.

           Andthus,whileundertheactionofafavorablewind,the"Pilgrim"wassupposedtofollowthedirectionwishedfor,shesailedwithanerrorofforty-fivedegreesinherroute!