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Tempest

           Weldon,fortunately,supportedthisrollingandpitchingwithoutbeingincommoded.Butherlittleboywasverymuchtried,andshewasobligedtogivehimallhercare.

           AstoCousinBenedict,hewasnomoresickthantheAmericancockroacheswhichhemadehissociety,andhepassedhistimeinstudying,asifhewerequietlysettledinhisstudyinSanFrancisco.

           Veryfortunately,also,Tomandhiscompanionsfoundthemselveslittlesensitivetosea-sickness,andtheycouldcontinuetocometotheyoungnovice’saidwellaccustomed,himself,toallthoseexcessivemovementsofashipwhichfliesbeforetheweather.

           The"Pilgrim"ranrapidlyunderthisreducedsail,andalreadyDickSandforesawthathewouldbeobligedtoreduceitagain.Buthewishedtoholdoutaslongasitwouldbepossibletodosowithoutdanger.Accordingtohisreckoning,thecoastoughttobenolongerdistant.Sotheywatchedwithcare.Allthetimethenovicecouldhardlytrusthiscompanions’eyestodiscoverthefirstindicationsofland.Infact,nomatterwhatgoodsighthemayhave,hewhoisnotaccustomedtointerrogatingtheseahorizonsisnotskilfulindistinguishingthefirstcontoursofacoast,aboveallinthemiddleoffogs.SoDickSandmustwatchhimself,andheoftenclimbedasfarasthesparstoseebetter.ButnosignyetoftheAmericancoast.

           Thisastonishedhim,andMrs.Weldon,bysomewordswhichescapedhim,understoodthatastonishment.

           Itwasthe9thofMarch.

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