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Chapter 2

           "I’vebeenrounditonce,"saidanother;"an’thattimethesailsweresplit,andtheropesfrozenintheblockssothattheywouldn’twork,andwewosallbutlost."

           "An’I’vebeenrounditfivetimes,"criedathird;"an’everytimewoswussthananother,thegaleswossotree-mendous!"

           "AndI’vebeenroundit,notimesatall,"criedPeterkinwithanimpudentwinkinhiseye,"an’thattimeIwosblow’dinsideout!"

           Neverthelesswepassedthedreadedcapewithoutmuchroughweather,andinthecourseofafewweeksafterwardsweresailinggently,beforeawarmtropicalbreeze,overthePacificOcean.Thusweproceededonourvoyagesometimesboundingmerrilybeforeafairbreeze;atothertimesfloatingcalmlyontheglassywaveandfishingforthecuriousinhabitantsofthedeep,allofwhich,althoughthesailorsthoughtlittleofthem,werestrange,andinteresting,andverywonderfultome.

           AtlastwecameamongtheCoralIslandsofthePacific;andIshallneverforgetthedelightwithwhichIgazedwhenwechancedtopassoneatthepurewhite,dazzlingshores,andtheverdantpalm-trees,whichlookedbrightandbeautifulinthesunshine.Andoftendidwethreelongtobelandedonone,imaginingthatweshouldcertainlyfindperfecthappinessthere!Ourwishwasgrantedsoonerthanweexpected.

           Onenight,soonafterweenteredthetropics,anawfulstormburstuponourship.Thefirstsquallofwindcarriedawaytwoofourmasts,andleftonlytheforemaststanding.Eventhis,however,wasmorethanenough,forwedidnotdaretohoistaragofsailonit.

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