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           Theaspectoftheskywasdisturbing.Thevaporsmovedwithverydifferentvelocities.Thecloudsoftheupperzonetraveledmorerapidlythanthoseofthelowstrataoftheatmosphere.Thecasethenmustbeforeseen,inwhichthoseheavymasseswouldfall,andmightchangeintoatempest,perhapsahurricane,whatwasyetonlyaverystiffbreezethatistosay,adisplacementoftheairattherateofforty-threemilesanhour.

           WhetherNegorowasnotamantobefrightened,orwhetherheunderstoodnothingofthethreatsoftheweather,hedidnotappeartobeaffected.However,anevilsmileglidedoverhislips.Onewouldsay,attheendofhisobservations,thatthisstateofthingswasrathercalculatedtopleasehimthantodispleasehim.Onemomenthemountedonthebowspritandcrawledasfarastheropes,soastoextendhisrangeofvision,asifhewereseekingsomeindicationonthehorizon.Thenhedescendedagain,andtranquilly,withouthavingpronouncedasingleword,withouthavingmadeagesture,heregainedthecrew’squarters.

           Meanwhile,inthemidstofallthesefearfulconjunctions,thereremainedonehappycircumstancewhicheachoneonboardoughttoremember;itwasthatthiswind,violentasitwasormightbecome,wasfavorable,andthatthe"Pilgrim"seemedtoberapidlymakingtheAmericancoast.If,indeed,theweatherdidnotturntotempest,thisnavigationwouldcontinuetobeaccomplishedwithoutgreatdanger,andtheveritableperilswouldonlyspringupwhenthequestionwouldbetolandonsomebadlyascertainedpointofthecoast.

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