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Land! Land

           

           Itwaseighto’clockinthemorning.DickSandhadjustascendedintothebars.Atthatmomentthefogswerecondensedunderthefirstraysofthesun,andthehorizonwasprettyclearlydefined.

           FromDickSand’slipsescapedatlastthesolongexpectedcry:

           "Land!landbeforeus!"

           Atthatcryeveryoneranondeck,littleJack,curiousasfolksareatthatage,Mrs.Weldon,whosetrialsweregoingtoceasewiththelanding,Tomandhiscompanions,whowereatlastgoingtosetfootagainontheAmericancontinent,CousinBenedicthimself,whohadgreathopeofpickingupquitearichcollectionofnewinsectsforhimself.

           Negoro,alone,didnotappear.

           EachthensawwhatDickSandhadseen,someverydistinctly,otherswiththeeyesoffaith.Butonthepartofthenovice,soaccustomedtoobserveseahorizons,therewasnoerrorpossible,andanhourafter,itmustbeallowedhewasnotdeceived.

           Atadistanceofaboutfourmilestotheeaststretchedaratherlowcoast,oratleastwhatappearedsuch.ItmustbecommandedbehindbythehighchainoftheAndes,butthelastzoneofcloudsdidnotallowthesummitstobeperceived.

           The"Pilgrim"saileddirectlyandrapidlytothiscoast,whichgrewlargertotheeye.

           Twohoursafteritwasonlythreemilesaway.

           Thispartofthecoastendedinthenortheastbyaprettyhighcape,whichcoveredasortofroadsteadprotectedfromlandwinds.Onthecontrary,inthesoutheast,itlengthenedoutlikeathinpeninsula.

           Afewtreescrownedasuccessionoflowcliffs,whichwerethenclearlydefinedunderthesky.

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