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Land! Land

           Butitwasevident,thegeographicalcharacterofthecountrybeinggiven,thatthehighmountainchainoftheAndesformedtheirbackground.

           Moreover,nohabitationinsight,noport,norivermouth,whichmightserveasaharborforavessel.

           Atthatmomentthe"Pilgrim"wasrunningrightontheland.Withthereducedsailwhichshecarried,thewindsdrivinghertothecoast,DickSandwouldnotbeabletosetofffromit.

           Infrontlayalongbandofreefs,onwhichtheseawasfoamingallwhite.Theysawthewavesunfurlhalfwayupthecliffs.Theremustbeamonstroussurfthere.

           DickSand,afterremainingontheforecastletoobservethecoast,returnedaft,and,withoutsayingaword,hetookthehelm.

           Thewindwasfresheningallthetime.Theschoonerwassoononlyamilefromtheshore.

           DickSandthenperceivedasortoflittlecove,intowhichheresolvedtosteer;but,beforereachingit,hemustcrossalineofreefs,amongwhichitwouldbedifficulttofollowachannel.Thesurfindicatedthatthewaterwasshalloweverywhere.

           AtthatmomentDingo,whowasgoingbackwardsandforwardsonthedeck,dashedforward,and,lookingattheland,gavesomelamentablebarks.Onewouldsaythatthedogrecognizedthecoast,andthatitsinstinctrecalledsomesadremembrance.

           Negoromusthaveheardit,foranirresistiblesentimentledhimoutofhiscabin;andalthoughhehadreasontofearthedog,hecamealmostimmediatelytoleanonthenetting.

           VeryfortunatelyforhimDingo,whosesadbarkswereallthetimebeingaddressedtothatland,didnotperceivehim.

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