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Tempest

           

           Thesecondwas,thatthecompass,madeinaccuratebyNegoro’sguiltyhand,henceforthonlygaveincorrectbearingsbearingsthat,sincethelossofthesecondcompass,DickSandcouldnotcontrol.Sothat,believing,andhavingreasontobelieve,thathewassailingeastward,inreality,hewassailingsoutheast.Thecompass,itwasalwaysbeforehiseyes.Thelog,itwasthrownregularly.Histwoinstrumentspermittedhim,inacertainmeasure,todirectthe"Pilgrim,"andtoestimatethenumberofmilessailed.But,then,wasthatsufficient?

           However,thenovicealwaysdidhisbesttoreassureMrs.Weldon,whomtheincidentsofthisvoyagemustattimesrenderanxious.

           "Weshallarrive,weshallarrive!"herepeated."WeshallreachtheAmericancoast,hereorthere;itmatterslittle,onthewhole,butwecannotfailtolandthere!"

           "Idonotdoubtit,Dick."

           "Ofcourse,Mrs.Weldon,Ishouldbemoreateaseifyouwerenotonboardifwehadonlyourselvestoanswerfor;but"

           "ButifIwerenotonboard,"repliedMrs.Weldon;"ifCousinBenedict,Jack,NanandI,hadnottakenpassageonthe’Pilgrim,’andif,ontheotherhand,Tomandhiscompanionshadnotbeenpickedupatsea,Dick,therewouldbeonlytwomenhere,youandNegoro!Whatwouldhavebecomeofyou,alonewiththatwickedman,inwhomyoucannothaveconfidence?Yes,mychild,whatwouldhavebecomeofyou?"

           "Ishouldhavebegun,"repliedDickSand,resolutely,"byputting

           Negorowherehecouldnotinjureme."

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