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           "Andyouwouldhaveworkedalone?"

           "YesalonewiththeaidofGod!"

           ThefirmnessofthesewordswaswellcalculatedtoencourageMrs.Weldon.But,nevertheless,whilethinkingofherlittleJack,sheoftenfeltuneasy.Ifthewomanwouldnotshowwhatsheexperiencedasamother,shedidnotalwayssucceedinpreventingsomesecretanguishforhimtorendherheart.

           Meanwhile,iftheyoungnovicewasnotsufficientlyadvancedinhishydrographicstudiestomakehispoint,hepossessedatruesailor’sscent,whenthequestionwas"totelltheweather."Theappearanceofthesky,foronething;ontheotherhand,theindicationsofthebarometer,enabledhimtobeonhisguard.CaptainHull,agoodmeteorologist,hadtaughthimtoconsultthisinstrument,whoseprognosticationsareremarkablysure.

           Hereis,inafewwords,whatthenoticesrelativetotheobservationofthebarometercontain:

           1.When,afteraratherlongcontinuanceoffineweather,thebarometerbeginstofallinasuddenandcontinuousmanner,rainwillcertainlyfall;but,ifthefineweatherhashadalongduration,themercurymayfalltwoorthreedaysinthetubeofthebarometerbeforeanychangeinthestateoftheatmospheremaybeperceived.Then,thelongerthetimebetweenthefallingofthemercuryandthearrivaloftherain,thelongerwillbethedurationofrainyweather.

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