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Various Incidents

           

           Yes;forifthisweretheZaireorCongo,whichStanleywastodiscoverafewyearslater,theyhadonlytodescenditscoursesoastoreachthePortuguesesettlementsatitsmouth.DickSandhopedthatitmightbeso,andhewasinclinedtobelieveit.

           Duringthe15th,16th,17thand18thofJuly,inthemidstofamorefertilecountry,theboatdriftedonthesilverywatersoftheriver.Theystilltookthesameprecautions,anditwasalwaysamassofherbsthatthecurrentseemedtocarryonitssurface.

           Afewdaysmore,andnodoubtthesurvivorsofthe"Pilgrim"wouldseetheterminationoftheirmiseries.Self-sacrificehadbeensharedinbyall,andiftheyoungnovicewouldnotclaimthegreaterpartofit,Mrs.Weldonwoulddemanditsrecognitionforhim.

           Butonthe18thofJuly,duringthenight,anincidenttookplacewhichcompromisedthesafetyoftheparty.Towardthreeo’clockinthemorningadistantnoise,stillverylow,washeardinthewest.DickSand,veryanxious,wishedtoknowwhatcausedit.WhileMrs.Weldon,Jack,andCousinBenedictsleptinthebottomoftheboat,hecalledHerculestothefront,andtoldhimtolistenwiththegreatestattention.Thenightwascalm.Notabreezestirredtheatmosphere.

           "Itisthenoiseofthesea,"saidHercules,whoseeyesshonewithjoy.

           "No,"repliedDickSand,holdingdownhishead.

           "Whatisitthen?"askedHercules.

           "Waituntilday;butwemustwatchwiththegreatestcare."

           Atthisanswer,Herculesreturnedtohispost.

           DickSandstoodinfront,listeningallthetime.Thenoiseincreased

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