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Symzonia: Voyage of Discovery
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Captain Adam Seaborn
53
The
compass
was
now
of
no
manner
of
use;
the
card
turned
round
and
round
on
the
slightest
agitation
of
the
box,
and
the
needle
pointed
sometimes
one
way
and
sometimes
another,
changing
its
position
every
five
minutes.
I
had
frequently
heard
Slim
muttering
is
apprehensions,
and
even
Albicore
said
to
me,
'I
hope
we
shall
not
have
any
bad
weather,
or
lose
sight
of
the
land.'
My
best
seamen
appeared
confounded
at
the
loss
of
the
compass,
and
a
degree
of
alarm
pervaded
the
whole
ship's
company.
I
had
foreseen
the
difficulty
that
might
take
place
when
I
proposed
to
leave
the
land,
and
to
avoid
it
had
placed
Slim
on
the
larboard
watch
with
Albicore,
by
which
arrangement
the
charge
of
my
watch
(the
starboard)
when
I
was
off
deck,
devolved
on
Will
Mackerel,
assisted
by
Jack
Whiffle.
This
was
mortifying
to
Slim,
but
he
was
aware
that
he
deserved
it.
I
kept
near
Cape
Worldsend,
taking
its
bearings
in
a
variety
of
positions,
for
the
ostensible
purpose
of
ascertaining
its
exact
position,
until
four
o'clock,
when
the
larboard
watch
went
below.
I
saw
that
both
Albicore
and
Slim
turned
in
to
get
some
sleep,
and
immediately
ordered
Mackerel
to
keep
the
vessel
on
a
course
corresponding
to
south,
and
to
press
with
both
steam
and
canvass
to
the
utmost.
The
wind
was
about
N.
W.,
fresh
and
very
steady,
which
served
as
a
guide,
the
helmsman
being
directed
to
keep
the
wind
four
points
on
the
quarter.
We
ran
at
the
rate
of
16
knots.
I
gave
strict
orders
that
Albicore
and
Slim
should
not
be
disturbed
at
the
usual
hour
of
calling
the
dog
watch;
and
when
they
came
on
deck
at
10
P.
M.
there
was
no
land
in
sight.
The
sun
to
their
astonishment
was
just
setting
in
the
bosom
of
the
ocean:
they
stared
at
one
another,
and
looked
at
me,
but
said
nothing.
They
were
perfectly
bewildered;
they
knew
not
which
way
was
north,
south,
east
or
west.
Had
they
now
undertaken
to
direct
the
course
of
the
vessel,
they
would
have
been
more
likely
to
run
from
the
land
than
towards
it.
Mackerel
was
delighted
to
see
the
sun
set
once
more;
it
seemed
like
old
times;
and
the
weather
had
been
for
some
days
so
hot
that
a
little
night
was
very
desirable.
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