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Symzonia: Voyage of Discovery
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Captain Adam Seaborn
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Mr.
Slim,
who
had
been
leaning
over
the
rail
with
his
back
towards
me
during
my
discourse,
now
turned
upon
me,
with
"well
said,
captain,
that
is
the
best
reasoning
I
have
heard
from
you
yet,--I
understand
that."
The
truth
was,
we
were
now
well
in
with
the
land,
and
the
appearance
of
vast
numbers
of
seal
in
the
water
and
upon
the
shore,
gave
a
prospect
of
a
splendid
voyage,
and
excited
Slim's
cupidity,
and
his
apprehension
for
the
safety
of
his
share,
which
he
was
aware
he
had
jeopardized
by
his
conduct.
I
was
in
excellent
good
humour,
and
told
Slim
I
would
overlook
what
had
passed;
I
could
do
no
less,
at
a
moment
when
a
kind
providence
was
favouring
my
enterprise
beyond
my
hopes,
notwithstanding
my
numerous
transgressions,
without
evincing
an
ungrateful
and
malicious
spirit.
The
utmost
joy
prevailed
throughout
the
ship's
company;
even
Slim's
livid
countenance
was
distorted
with
an
unusual
grin.
Slim
was
not
without
shrewdness,
and
occasionally
he
pretended
to
be
very
religious;
but
he
had
a
double
allowance
of
native
selfishness,
and
worshipped
with
heartfelt
devotion
no
other
god
but
gold.
With
his
misconduct
forgiven,
and
a
prospect
of
gain
which
surpassed
his
most
sanguine
expectations,
he
felt
emotions
as
much
like
those
of
happiness,
as
such
a
compound
of
evil
passions
could
be
supposed
to
feel.
When
near
the
land,
I
observed
it
to
be
in
general
very
low;
there
was
scarcely
any
appearance
of
elevated
spots,
and
no
high
hills
or
mountains
could
be
seen.
From
the
rugged
appearance
of
the
coast,
I
judged
that
there
were
deep
indentations,
affording
numerous
and
convenient
harbours,
but
in
this
I
was
mistaken.
What
we
had
taken
for
the
coast,
proved
to
be
a
succession
of
islands,
with
a
broad
sound
between
them
and
the
main
land,
which
latter
had
a
straight,
unbroken
shore.
Deep
water,
and
a
very
rapid
current
or
tide,
rendered
it
unsafe
to
anchor
amongst
the
islands;
we
therefore
continued
to
coast
along
the
main
shore
in
search
of
a
harbour
for
several
hours.
The
shore
in
this
place
was
not
elevated
more
than
30
to
40
feet
above
the
level
of
the
sea.
It
was
skirted
with
tussoc,
which,
from
the
very
gradual
rise
of
the
land,
hid
all
the
interior
from
our
view,
except
a
few
moderate
elevations
far
distant.
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