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Chapter 21

           TheymightthenfindhimatYokohama;for,iftheCarnaticwascarryinghimthither,itwouldbeeasytoascertainifhehadbeenonboard.

           Abriskbreezearoseaboutteno’clock;but,thoughitmighthavebeenprudenttotakeinareef,thepilot,aftercarefullyexaminingtheheavens,letthecraftremainriggedasbefore.TheTankadereboresailadmirably,asshedrewagreatdealofwater,andeverythingwaspreparedforhighspeedincaseofagale.

           Mr.FoggandAoudadescendedintothecabinatmidnight,havingbeenalreadyprecededbyFix,whohadlaindownononeofthecots.Thepilotandcrewremainedondeckallnight.

           Atsunrisethenextday,whichwas8thNovember,theboathadmademorethanonehundredmiles.Thelogindicatedameanspeedofbetweeneightandninemiles.TheTankaderestillcarriedallsail,andwasaccomplishinghergreatestcapacityofspeed.Ifthewindheldasitwas,thechanceswouldbeinherfavour.Duringthedayshekeptalongthecoast,wherethecurrentswerefavourable;thecoast,irregularinprofile,andvisiblesometimesacrosstheclearings,wasatmostfivemilesdistant.Theseawaslessboisterous,sincethewindcameofflandafortunatecircumstancefortheboat,whichwouldsuffer,owingtoitssmalltonnage,byaheavysurgeonthesea.

           Thebreezesubsidedalittletowardsnoon,andsetinfromthesouth-west.Thepilotputuphispoles,buttookthemdownagainwithintwohours,asthewindfreshenedupanew.

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