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Tempest

           Allthetimethemercurycontinuedtofallinthebarometricaltube,and,onthislastday,thenovicenotedthatitkeptcontinuallybelowtwenty-eightandseven-tenthsinches.

           Besides,therewasnoappearancethatthebarometerwouldriseforsometime.Theaspectoftheskywasbad,andextremelywindy.Besides,thickfogscovereditconstantly.Theirstratumwasevensodeepthatthesunwasnolongerseen,anditwouldhavebeendifficulttoindicatepreciselytheplaceofhissettingandrising.

           DickSandbegantobeanxious.Henolongerleftthedeck;hehardlyslept.However,hismoralenergyenabledhimtodrivebackhisfearstothebottomofhisheart.

           Thenextday,February22d,thebreezeappearedtodecreasealittleinthemorning,butDickSanddidnottrustinit.Hewasright,forintheafternoonthewindfreshenedagain,andtheseabecamerougher.

           Towardfouro’clock,Negoro,whowasrarelyseen,lefthispostandcameupontheforecastle.Dingo,doubtless,wassleepinginsomecorner,foritdidnotbarkasusual.

           Negoro,alwayssilent,remainedforhalfanhourobservingthehorizon.

           Longsurgessucceededeachotherwithout,asyet,beingdashedtogether.However,theywerehigherthantheforceofthewindaccountedfor.Onemustconcludefromthat,thattherewasverybadweatherinthewest,perhapsatarathershortdistance,andthatitwouldnotbelonginreachingtheseparts.

           Negorowatchedthatvastextentofsea,whichwasgreatlytroubled,aroundthe"Pilgrim."Thenhiseyes,alwayscoldanddry,turnedtowardthesky.

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