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On the Horizon

           

           Butcouldtheynothope,asthenovicehadsaid,thattheweatherwouldbecomemoremanageable,andthatitwouldbepossibletosetsomesail,whentheyshouldmaketheland?

           ItwasstillDickSand’shope.Hesaidtohimselfthatthishurricane,whichhadlastedsomanydays,wouldendperhapsby"killingitself."Andnowthat,thankstotheappearanceoftheIsleofPaques,heknewexactlyhisposition,hehadreasontobelievethat,oncemasterofhisvesselagain,hewouldknowhowtoleadhertoasafeplace.

           Yes!tohavehadknowledgeofthatisolatedpointinthemiddleofthesea,asbyaprovidentialfavor,thathadrestoredconfidencetoDickSand;ifhewasgoingallthetimeatthecapriceofahurricane,whichhecouldnotsubdue,atleast,hewasnolongergoingquiteblindfold.

           Besides,the"Pilgrim,"well-builtandrigged,hadsufferedlittleduringthoserudeattacksofthetempest.Herdamagesreducedthemselvestothelossofthetop-sailandtheforetop-maststay-sailalosswhichitwouldbeeasytorepair.Notadropofwaterhadpenetratedthroughthewell-stanchedseamsofthehullandthedeck.Thepumpswereperfectlyfree.Inthisrespecttherewasnothingtofear.

           Therewas,then,thisinterminablehurricane,whosefurynothingseemedabletomoderate.If,inacertainmeasure,DickSandcouldputhisshipinaconditiontostruggleagainsttheviolentstorm,hecouldnotorderthatwindtomoderate,thosewavestobestill,thatskytobecomesereneagain

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