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Dick Sand

           DickSandwentbeforeorfollowedhim,alwaysreadytoholdhimuporkeephimback,ifhissix-year-oldarmsgrewfeebleduringthoseexercises.AllthatbenefitedlittleJack,whomsicknesshadmadesomewhatpale;buthiscolorsooncamebackonboardthe"Pilgrim,"thankstothisgymnastic,andtothebracingsea-breezes.

           Sopassedthetime.Undertheseconditionsthepassagewasbeingaccomplished,andonlytheweatherwasnotveryfavorable,neitherthepassengersnorthecrewofthe"Pilgrim"wouldhavehadcausetocomplain.

           MeanwhilethiscontinuanceofeastwindsmadeCaptainHullanxious.Hedidnotsucceedingettingthevesselintotherightcourse.Later,neartheTropicofCapricorn,hefearedfindingcalmswhichwoulddelayhimagain,withoutspeakingoftheequatorialcurrent,whichwouldirresistiblythrowhimbacktothewest.Hewastroubledthen,aboveall,forMrs.Weldon,bythedelaysforwhich,meanwhile,hewasnotresponsible.So,ifheshouldmeet,onhiscourse,sometransatlanticsteameronthewaytowardAmerica,healreadythoughtofadvisinghispassengertoembarkonit.Unfortunately,hewasdetainedinlatitudestoohightocrossasteamerrunningtoPanama;and,besides,atthatperiodcommunicationacrossthePacific,betweenAustraliaandtheNewWorld,wasnotasfrequentasithassincebecome.

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