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Land! Land

           Thewind,aftershiftingforseveraldays,blowingsometimesfromthenorth,sometimesfromthesouth,settleddefinitelyinthewest.Butitwasalwaysastrongbreeze,almostagale,whichstrainedthemasting.

           Itwasthe5thofApril.So,then,morethantwomonthshadalreadyelapsedsincethe"Pilgrim"hadleftNewZealand.Fortwentydaysacontrarywindandlongcalmshadretardedhercourse.Thenshewasinafavorableconditiontoreachlandrapidly.Herspeedmustevenhavebeenveryconsiderableduringthetempest.DickSandestimateditsaverageatnotlessthantwohundredmilesaday!How,then,hadhenotyetmadethecoast?Diditfleebeforethe"Pilgrim?"Itwasabsolutelyinexplicable.

           And,nevertheless,nolandwassignaled,thoughoneoftheblackskeptwatchconstantlyinthecrossbars.

           DickSandoftenascendedtherehimself.There,withatelescopetohiseyes,hesoughttodiscoversomeappearanceofmountains.TheAndeschainisveryhigh.Itwasthereinthezoneofthecloudsthathemustseeksomepeak,emergingfromthevaporsofthehorizon.

           SeveraltimesTomandhiscompanionsweredeceivedbyfalseindicationsofland.Theywereonlyvaporsofanoddform,whichroseinthebackground.Ithappenedsometimesthatthesehonestmenwereobstinateintheirbelief;but,afteracertaintime,theywereforcedtoacknowledgethattheyhadbeendupesofanopticalillusion.Thepretendedland,movedaway,changedformandfinishedbydisappearingcompletely.

           Onthe6thofApriltherewasnolongeranydoubtpossible.

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