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           ThatwasindeedwhatDickSandwasalreadyaskinghimself.Whenheshouldoncemaketheland,howshouldheact,ifhedidnotencountersomepilot,someonewhoknewthecoast?Incasethebadweathershouldobligehimtoseekaportofrefuge,whatshouldhedo,becausethatcoastwastohimabsolutelyunknown?Indeed,hehadnotyettotroublehimselfwiththatcontingency.However,whenthehourshouldcome,hewouldbeobligedtoadoptsomeplan.Well,DickSandadoptedone.

           Duringthethirteendayswhichelapsed,fromthe24thofFebruarytothe9thofMarch,thestateoftheatmospheredidnotchangeinanyperceptiblemanner.Theskywasalwaysloadedwithheavyfogs.Forafewhoursthewindwentdown,thenitbegantoblowagainwiththesameforce.Twoorthreetimesthebarometerroseagain,butitsoscillation,comprisingadozenlines,wastoosuddentoannounceachangeofweatherandareturnofmoremanageablewinds.Besidesthebarometricalcolumnfellagainalmostimmediately,andnothingcouldinspireanyhopeoftheendofthatbadweatherwithinashortperiod.

           Terriblestormsburstforthalso,whichveryseriouslydisturbedDickSand.Twoorthreetimesthelightningstruckthewavesonlyafewcable-lengthsfromtheship.Thentherainfellintorrents,andmadethosewhirlpoolsofhalfcondensedvapors,whichsurroundedthe"Pilgrim"withathickmist.

           Forentirehoursthemanatthelookoutsawnothing,andtheshipsailedatrandom.

           Eventhoughtheship,althoughrestingfirmlyonthewaves,washorriblyshaken,Mrs.

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