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On the Horizon

           

           Now,itwaswhilehewasstilllyingdown,duringthenightofthe13thtothe14thofMarch,thatanewincidenttookplace.

           TomandBatwereaft,whenNegoro,whorarelyappearedonthatpartofthedeck,drewnear,andevenseemedtowishtoenterintoconversationwiththem;butTomandhissondidnotreplytohim.

           Suddenly,inaviolentrollingoftheship,Negorofell,andhewould,doubtless,havebeenthrownintotheseaifhehadnotheldontothebinnacle.

           Tomgaveacry,fearingthecompasswouldbebroken.

           DickSand,inamomentofwakefulness,heardthatcry,andrushingoutofhisquarters,heranaft.

           Negorohadalreadyrisen,butheheldinhishandthepieceofironwhichhehadjusttakenfromunderthebinnacle,andhehiditbeforeDickSandcouldseeit.

           Wasit,then,Negoro’sinterestforthemagneticneedletoreturntoitstruedirection?Yes,forthesesouthwestwindsservedhimnow!

           "What’sthematter?"askedthenovice.

           "It’sthatcookofmisfortune,whohasjustfallenonthecompass!"repliedTom.

           AtthosewordsDickSand,inthegreatestanxiety,leanedoverthebinnacle.Itwasingoodcondition;thecompass,lightedbytwolamps,restedasusualonitsconcentriccircles.

           Theyoungnovicewasgreatlyaffected.Thebreakingoftheonlycompassonboardwouldbeanirreparablemisfortune.

           ButwhatDickSandcouldnotobservewasthat,sincethetakingawayofthepieceofiron,theneedlehadreturnedtoitsnormalposition,andindicatedexactlythemagneticnorthasitoughttobeunderthatmeridian.

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