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Land! Land

           "Therewasnothingtododuringthattempest,andIbegintogrowrusty."

           "Youshouldhaveblownwithyourbigmouth,"saidlittleJack;"Ibetyouwouldhavebeenasstrongasthewind!"

           "Thatisanidea,Jack,"repliedDickSand,laughing."WhenthereisacalmweshallmakeHerculesblowonthesails."

           "Atyourservice,MisterDick!"repliedthebraveblack,inflatinghischeekslikeagiganticBoreas.

           "Now,myfriends,"continuedthenovice,wearetobeginbybindingasparesailtotheyard,becauseourtop-sailwascarriedawayinthehurricane.Itwillbedifficult,perhaps,butitmustbedone."

           "Itshallbedone!"repliedActeon.

           "CanIhelpyou?"askedlittleJack,alwaysreadytowork.

           "Yes,myJack,"repliedthenovice."Youwilltakeyourplaceatthewheel,withourfriendBat,andyouwillhelphimtosteer."

           IflittleJackwasproudofbeingassistanthelmsmanonthe"Pilgrim,"itissuperfluoustosayso.

           "Nowtowork,"continuedDickSand,"andwemustexposeourselvesaslittleaspossible."

           Theblacks,guidedbythenovice,wenttoworkatonce.Tofastenatop-sailtoitsyardpresentedsomedifficultiesforTomandhiscompanions.Firsttherolledupsailmustbehoisted,thenfastenedtotheyard.

           However,DickSandcommandedsowell,andwassowellobeyed,thatafteranhour’sworkthesailwasfastenedtoitsyard,theyardhoisted,andthetop-sailproperlysetwithtworeefs.

           Astotheforesailandthesecondjib,whichhadbeenfurledbeforethetempest,thosesailsweresetwithoutagreatdealoftrouble,inspiteoftheforceofthewind.

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