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another hundred miles on to the nor'west。 No entrance�察�no people。; 

     ;Well�察�forty miles beyond them are two islands�拭─�Captain Davenport 



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queried�察�raising his head from the chart。 

    McCoy shook his head。 

     ;Paros    and   Manuhungino      entrances�察   �no  people。   Nengo´Nengo       is 

forty miles beyond them�察�in turn�察�and it has no people and no entrance。 But 

there is Hao Island。 It is just the place。 The lagoon is thirty miles long and 

five miles wide。 There are plenty of people。 You can usually find water。 

And any ship in the world can go through the entrance。; 

    He ceased and gazed solicitously at Captain Davenport�察�who�察�bending 

over the chart with a pair of dividers in hand�察�had just emitted a low groan。 

     ;Is  there   any  lagoon    with  an   entrance   anywhere     nearer   than  Hao 

Island�拭─�he asked。 

     ;No�察�Captain�察�that is the nearest。; 

     ;Well�察  �it's   three   hundred  and   forty   miles。;   Captain   Davenport   was 

speaking very slowly�察�with decision。 ;I won't risk the responsibility of all 

these lives。 I'll wreck her on the Acteons。 And she's a good ship�察�too�察─�he 

added     regretfully�察  �after  altering   the  course�察  �this  time   making     more 

allowance than ever for the westerly current。 

    An hour later the sky was overcast。 The southeast trade still held�察�but 

the ocean was a checker board of squalls。 

     ;We'll    be  there   by   one   o'clock�察─  �Captain    Davenport     announced 

confidently。 ;By two o'clock at the outside。 'mcCoy�察�you put her ashore on 

the one where the people are。; 

    The sun did not appear again�察�nor�察�at one o'clock�察�was any land to be 

seen。 Captain Davenport looked astern at the Pyrenees' canting wake。 

     ;Good Lord� ─�he cried。 ;An easterly current�拭�Look at that� ─�

    Mr。 Konig was incredulous。 'mcCoy was noncommittal�察�though he said 

that in the Paumotus there was no reason why it should not be an easterly 

current。 A few minutes later a squall robbed the Pyrenees temporarily of 

all her wind�察�and she was left rolling heavily in the trough。 

     ;Where's that deep lead�拭�Over with it�察�you there� ─�Captain Davenport 

held the lead line and watched it sag off to the northeast。 ;There�察�look at 

that� �Take hold of it for yourself。; 

    McCoy and the mate tried it�察�and felt the line thrumming and vibrating 

savagely to the grip of the tidal stream。 



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     ;A four´knot current�察─�said Mr。 Konig。 

     ;An easterly current instead of a westerly�察─�said Captain ;Davenport�察�

glaring accusingly at McCoy�察�as if to cast the blame for it upon him。 

     ;That is one of the reasons�察�Captain�察�for insurance being eighteen per 

cent in these waters�察─�McCoy answered cheerfully。                 ;You can never tell。 

The currents are always changing。 There was a man who wrote books�察�I 

forget his name�察�in the yacht Casco。 

     He missed Takaroa by thirty miles and fetched Tikei�察�all because of the 

shifting currents。 You are up to windward now�察�and you'd better keep off a 

few points。; 

     ;But how much has this current set me�拭─�the captain demanded irately。 

;How am I to know how much to keep off�拭─�

     ;I don't know�察�Captain�察─�McCoy said with great gentleness。 

     The    wind    returned�察   �and   the  PYRENEES�察        �her   deck   smoking     and 

shimmering in the bright gray light�察�ran off dead to leeward。                   Then she 

worked      back�察  �port   tack   and    starboard    tack�察  �crisscrossing    her   track�察�

combing   the   sea   for   the   Acteon   Islands�察  �which   the   masthead   lookouts 

failed to sight。 

     Captain   Davenport   was   beside   himself。   His   rage   took   the   form   of 

sullen silence�察 �and   he spent   the   afternoon   in   pacing   the  poop or   leaning 

against the weather shrouds。 At nightfall�察�without even consulting McCoy�察�

he    squared     away     and    headed     into    the   northwest。       Mr。    Konig�察�

surreptitiously     consulting    chart   and   binnacle�察   �and   McCoy�察    �openly    and 

innocently consulting the binnacle�察�knew that they were running for Hao 

Island。   By   midnight   the   squalls   ceased�察  �and   the   stars   came   out。   Captain 

Davenport was cheered by the promise of a clear day。 

     ;I'll get an observation in the morning�察─�he told McCoy�察 �though what 

my latitude is�察�is a puzzler。 But I'll use the Sumner method�察�and settle that。 

Do you know the Sumner line�拭─�

     And thereupon he explained it in detail to McCoy。 

     The day proved clear�察�the trade blew steadily out of the east�察�and the 

Pyrenees just as steadily logged her nine knots。 Both the captain and mate 

worked out the position on a Sumner line�察�and agreed�察�and at noon agreed 

again�察�and verified the morning sights by the noon sights。 



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     ;Another   twenty´four   hours   and   we'll   be   there�察─  �Captain   Davenport 

assured McCoy。 �此�It's a miracle the way the old girl's decks hold out。 But 

they can't last。 They can't last。 Look at them smoke�察�more and more every 

day。 Yet   it   was   a   tight   deck   to   begin   with�察 �fresh´calked   in   Frisco。   I   was 

surprised   when   the   fire   first   broke   out   and   we   battened   down。   Look   at 

that� ─�

     He broke off to gaze with dropped jaw at a spiral of smoke that coiled 

and twisted in the lee of the mizzenmast twenty feet above the deck。 

     ;Now�察�how did that get there�拭─�he demanded indignantly。 

     Beneath it there was no smoke。 Crawling up from the deck�察�sheltered 

from the wind by the mast�察�by some freak it took form and visibility at that 

height。   It   writhed   away   from   the   mast�察  �and   for   a   moment   overhung   the 

captain like some threatening portent。 The next moment the wind whisked 

it away�察�and the captain's jaw returned to place。 

     ;As I was saying�察�when we first battened down�察�I was surprised。                       It 

was a tight deck�察�yet it leaked smoke like a sieve。 And we've calked and 

calked ever since。 There must be tremendous pressure underneath to drive 

so much smoke through。; 

     That   afternoon   the   sky   became   overcast   again�察  �and   squally�察  �drizzly 

weather   set   in。   The   wind   shifted   back   and   forth   between   southeast   and 

northeast�察  �and   at   midnight   the   Pyrenees   was   caught   aback   by   a   sharp 

squall from the southwest�察�from which point the wind continued to blow 

intermittently。 

     ;We     won't    make     Hao    until   ten   or   eleven�察─   �Captain     Davenport 

complained at seven in the morning�察�when the fleeting
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