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Chapter XIX. Land?

           Inanothertwenty-fourhours,orforty-eightatthemost,ifthelanddoesnotappear,CaptainLenGuywillsteertothenorthagain!”

           HadIconvincedthecrew,oroughtItotakeadvantageofHearne’sabsenceandofthefactthathecouldnotcommunicatewiththemtomakethemunderstandthattheywerebeingdeceived,andtorepeattothemthatitwouldendangertheschoonerifourcoursewerenowtobereversed.

           Theboatswaincametomyhelp,andinagood-humouredvoiceexclaimed,—

           “Verywellreasoned,andformypartIacceptMr.Jeorling’sopinion.Assuredly,landisnear!Ifweseekitbeyondthoseicebergs,weshalldiscoveritwithoutmuchhardwork,orgreatdanger!Whatisonedegreefarthersouth,whenitisaquestionofputtingahundredadditionaldollarsintoone’spocket?Andletusnotforgetthatiftheyareacceptablewhentheygoin,theyarenonethelesssowhentheycomeout!”

           Uponthis,Endicott,thecook,cametotheaidofhisfriendtheboatswain.

           “Yes,verygoodthingsindeedaredollars!”criedhe,showingtworowsofshiningwhiteteeth.

           DidthecrewintendtoyieldtoHurliguerly’sargument,orwouldtheytrytoresistiftheHalbranewentoninthedirectionoftheicebergs?

           CaptainLenGuytookuphistelescopeagain,andturnedituponthesemovingmasses;heobservedthemwithmuchattention,andcriedoutinaloudvoice,—

           “Steersouth-sou’-west!”

           Westgaveorderstoexecutethemanoeuvres.Thesailorshesitatedaninstant.

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