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Chapter 28

           Ifound,however,thatwhenIwentintothedarkmyhandshoneagain;soItookthelargeglassoftheship’stelescopeandexaminedmyhandminutely,whenIfoundthattherewereonitoneortwosmallpatchesofaclear,transparentsubstancelikejelly,whichweresothinastobealmostinvisibletothenakedeye.ThusIcametoknowthatthebeautifulphosphoriclight,whichIhadsooftenadmiredbefore,wascausedbyanimals;forIhadnodoubtthatthesewereofthesamekindasthemedusaorjelly-fish,whichareseeninallpartsoftheworld.

           OntheeveningofmyfourteenthdayIwasawakenedoutofanapintowhichIhadfallenbyaloudcry,andstartingup,Igazedaroundme.Iwassurprisedanddelightedtoseealargealbatrosssoaringmajesticallyovertheship.IimmediatelytookitintomyheadthatthiswasthealbatrossIhadseenatPenguinIsland.Ihad,ofcourse,nogoodreasonforsupposingthis;buttheideaoccurredtome,Iknownotwhy,andIcherishedit,andregardedthebirdwithasmuchaffectionasifhehadbeenanoldfriend.Hekeptmecompanyallthatday,andleftmeasnightfell.

           Nextmorning,asIstoodmotionlessandwithheavyeyesatthehelmforIhadnotsleptwellIbegantowearyanxiouslyfordaylight,andpeeredtowardsthehorizon,whereIthoughtIobservedsomethinglikeablackcloudagainstthedarksky.Beingalwaysonthealertforsqualls,Irantothebow.Therecouldbenodoubtitwasasquall,andasIlistenedIthoughtIheardthemurmurofthecominggale

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