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On the Horizon

           Butheinterrogateditinvain;itcouldnotgivehimthesolutionofanenigmawhich,inthesituationinwhichNegorohadplacedhim,wasincomprehensibleforhim,asitwouldhavebeenforanyoneelse.

           Onthisday,however,the26thofMarch,towardseighto’clockinthemorning,anincidentofthegreatestimportancetookplace.

           Hercules,onwatchforward,gavethiscry:

           "Land!land!"

           DickSandsprangtotheforecastle.Herculescouldnothaveeyeslikeaseaman.Washenotmistaken?

           "Land?"criedDickSand.

           "There,"repliedHercules,showinganalmostimperceptiblepointonthehorizoninthenortheast.

           Theyhardlyheardeachotherspeakinthemidstoftheroaringoftheseaandthesky.

           "Youhaveseentheland?"saidthenovice.

           "Yes,"repliedHercules.

           Andhishandwasstillstretchedouttolarboardforward.

           Thenovicelooked.Hesawnothing.

           Atthatmoment,Mrs.Weldon,whohadheardthecrygivenbyHercules,cameupondeck,notwithstandingherpromisenottocomethere.

           "Madam!"criedDickSand.

           Mrs.Weldon,unabletomakeherselfheard,tried,forherself,toperceivethatlandsignaledbytheblack,andsheseemedtohaveconcentratedallherlifeinhereyes.

           ItmustbebelievedthatHercules’shandindicatedbadlythepointofthehorizonwhichhewishedtoshow:neitherMrs.Weldonnorthenovicecouldseeanything.

           But,suddenly,DickSandinturnstretchedouthishand.

           "Yes!yes!land!"saidhe.

           Akindofsummithadjustappearedinanopeninginthefog.Hissailor’seyescouldnotdeceivehim.

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