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Harris and Negoro

           "Speak,comrade,speak!"

           "The’Pilgrim,’"continuedNegoro,"asonthewaytoValparaiso.WhenIwentonboard,IonlyintendedtogotoChili.ItwasalwaysagoodhalfofthewaybetweenNewZealandandAngola,andIwasdrawingnearerAfrica’scoastbyseveralthousandmiles.ButitsohappenedthatonlythreeweeksafterleavingAuckland,CaptainHull,whocommandedthe’Pilgrim,’disappearedwithallhiscrew,whilechasingawhale.Onthatday,then,onlytwosailorsremainedonboardthenoviceandthecook,Negoro."

           "Andyoutookcommandoftheship?"askedHarris.

           "Ihadthatideaatfirst,butIsawthattheydistrustedme.Therewerelivestrongblacksonboard,freemen.Iwouldnothavebeenthemaster,and,onreflection,IremainedwhatIwasatthedeparturethe’Pilgrim’s’cook."

           "ThenitwaschancethatledthisshiptothecoastofAfrica?"

           "No,Harris,"repliedNegoro;"therehasbeennochanceinallthisadventureexceptmeetingyou,inoneofyourjourneys,justonthatpartofthecoastwherethe’Pilgrim’waswrecked.ButastocominginsightofAngola,itwasbymywill,mysecretwill,thatthatwasdone.Youryoungfriend,stillmuchofanoviceinnavigation,couldonlytellhispositionbymeansofthelogandthecompass.Well,oneday,thelogwenttothebottom.Onenightthecompasswasmadefalse,andthe’Pilgrim,’drivenbyaviolenttempest,tookthewrongroute.Thelengthofthevoyage,inexplicabletoDickSand,wouldbethesametothemostexperiencedseaman.

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