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Captain Sand

           HewouldknowhowtousethesextantthatinstrumentwhichCaptainHull’shandhadheldeveryday,andwhichgavehimtheheightofthestars.HewouldreadonthechronometerthehourofthemeridianofGreenwich,andfromitwouldbeabletodeducethelongitudebythehourangle.Thesunwouldbemadehiscounseloreachday.Themoontheplanetswouldsaytohim,"There,onthatpointoftheocean,isthyship!"Thatfirmament,onwhichthestarsmovelikethehandsofaperfectclock,whichnothingshakesnorcanderange,andwhoseaccuracyisabsolutethatfirmamentwouldtellhimthehoursandthedistances.Byastronomicalobservationshewouldknow,ashiscaptainhadknowneveryday,nearlytoamile,theplaceoccupiedbythe"Pilgrim,"andthecoursefollowedaswellasthecoursetofollow.

           Andnow,byreckoning,thatisbytheprogressmeasuredonthelog,pointedoutbythecompass,andcorrectedbythedrift,hemustaloneaskhisway.

           However,hedidnotfalter.

           Mrs.Weldonunderstoodallthatwaspassingintheyoungnovice’sresoluteheart.

           "Thankyou,Dick,"shesaidtohim,inavoicewhichdidnottremble."CaptainHullisnomore.Allhiscrewhaveperishedwithhim.Thefateoftheshipisinyourhands!Dick,youwillsavetheshipandthoseonboard!"

           "Yes,Mrs.Weldon,"repliedDickSand,"yes!Ishallattemptit,withtheaidofGod!"

           "Tomandhiscompanionsarehonestmenonwhomyoucandependentirely."

           "Iknowit,andIshallmakesailorsofthem,andweshallworktogether.Withfineweatherthatwillbeeasy.

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