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The Geographer’s Resolution

           Wemustgointhereanyhowforcoal,soyourdisembarkationwillnotoccasiontheleastdelay."

           Thecaptaingaveimmediateordersfortheyachttocontinueherroute,steeringtothewestoftheCanarygroup,andleavingTeneriffeonherlarboard.Shemaderapidprogress,andpassedtheTropicofCanceronthesecondofSeptemberat5A.M.

           Theweathernowbegantochange,andtheatmospherebecamedampandheavy.Itwastherainyseason,"letempodasaguas,"astheSpanishcallit,atryingseasontotravelers,butusefultotheinhabitantsoftheAfricanIslands,wholacktreesandconsequentlywater.Theroughweatherpreventedthepassengersfromgoingondeck,butdidnotmaketheconversationanylessanimatedinthesaloon.

           Onthe3dofSeptemberPaganelbegantocollecthisluggagetogoonshore.TheDuncanwasalreadysteamingamongtheIslands.ShepassedSal,acompletetombofsandlyingbarrenanddesolate,andwentonamongthevastcoralreefsandathwarttheIsleofSt.Jacques,withitslongchainofbasalticmountains,tillsheenteredtheportofVillaPrayaandanchoredineightfathomsofwaterbeforethetown.Theweatherwasfrightful,andthesurfexcessivelyviolent,thoughthebaywasshelteredfromtheseawinds.Therainfellinsuchtorrentsthatthetownwasscarcelyvisiblethroughit.Itroseonaplainintheformofaterrace,buttressedonvolcanicrocksthreehundredfeethigh.Theappearanceoftheislandthroughthethickveilofrainwasmournfulintheextreme.

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