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Dick Sand

           

           ItthenwasnecessarytoleaveeverythingtothegraceofGod,anditseemedasifnothingwouldtroublethismonotonouspassage,whenthefirstincidentoccurredpreciselyonthatday,February2d,inthelatitudeandlongitudeindicatedatthebeginningofthishistory.

           DickSandandJack,towardnineo’clockinthemorning,inveryclearweather,wereinstalledontheboomsofthemizzen-topmast.Thencetheylookeddownonthewholeshipandaportionoftheoceaninalargocircumference.Behind,theperimeterofthehorizonwasbrokentotheireyes,onlybythemainmast,carryingbrigantineandfore-staff.Thatbeaconhidfromthemapartoftheseaandthesky.Inthefront,theysawthebowspritstretchingoverthewaves,withitsthreejibs,whichwerehauledtightly,spreadoutlikethreegreatunequalwings.Underneathroundedtheforemast,andabove,thelittletop-sailandthelittlegallant-sail,whosebolt-ropequiveredwiththepranksofthebreeze.Theschoonerwasthenrunningonthelarboardtack,andhuggingthewindasmuchaspossible.

           DickSandexplainedtoJackhowthe"Pilgrim,"ballastedproperly,wellbalancedinallherparts,couldnotcapsize,evenifshegaveaprettystrongheeltostarboard,whenthelittleboyinterruptedhim.

           "WhatdoIseethere?"saidhe.

           "Youseesomething,Jack?"demandedDickSand,whostoodupstraightonthebooms.

           "Yesthere!"repliedlittleJack,showingapointofthesea,leftopenbytheintervalbetweenthestaysofthestanding-jibandtheflying-jib

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