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A Dreaded Country

           Butifthebreezediedaway,theebbwouldcarrythemawayfromtheshore,andtheywouldbecompelledtoanchorandwaitforthenexttide,aseriousconsideration,andonethatfilledJohnMangleswithanxiety.

           Stillhehopedtosucceed.Thewindfreshened.Thetidehadturnedatteno’clock,andbythreetheymusteithermakethelandoranchortosavethemselvesfrombeingcarriedouttosea.Theymadeagoodstart.Littlebylittletheblacklineofthereefsandtheyellowbanksofsanddisappearedundertheswellingtide.Extremewatchfulnessandperfectskillwerenecessarytoavoidthesesubmergedrocks,andsteerabarkthatdidnotreadilyanswertothehelm,andthatconstantlybrokeoff.

           Atnoontheywerestillfivemilesfromshore.Atolerablyclearskyallowedthemtomakeouttheprincipalfeaturesoftheland.Inthenortheastroseamountainabout2,300feethigh,whosesharplydefinedoutlinewasexactlylikethegrinningfaceofamonkeyturnedtowardthesky.ItwasPirongia,whichthemapgaveasexactlyonthe38thparallel.

           Athalf-pasttwelve,Paganelremarkedthatalltherockshaddisappearedundertherisingtide.

           "Allbutone,"answeredLadyHelena.

           "Which,Madam?"askedPaganel.

           "There,"repliedshe,pointingtoablackspeckamileoff.

           "Yes,indeed,"saidPaganel."Letustrytoascertainitsposition,soasnottogettoonearit,fortheseawillsoonconcealit."

           "Itisexactlyinalinewiththenorthernslopeofthemountain,"saidJohnMangles."Wilson,mindyougiveitawideberth."

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