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XLVII. Adventures by the Shore

           Thebroadsteelysea,markedonlybyfaintlines,whichhadasemblanceofbeingetchedthereontoadegreenotdeepenoughtodisturbitsgeneralevenness,stretchedthewholewidthofhisfrontandroundtotheright,where,nearthetownandportofBudmouth,thesunbristleddownuponit,andbanishedallcolour,tosubstituteinitsplaceaclearoilypolish.Nothingmovedinsky,land,orsea,exceptafrillofmilkwhitefoamalongtheneareranglesoftheshore,shredsofwhichlickedthecontiguousstonesliketongues.

           Hedescendedandcametoasmallbasinofseaenclosedbythecliffs.Troy’snaturefreshenedwithinhim;hethoughthewouldrestandbatheherebeforegoingfarther.Heundressedandplungedin.Insidethecovethewaterwasuninterestingtoaswimmer,beingsmoothasapond,andtogetalittleoftheoceanswell,TroypresentlyswambetweenthetwoprojectingspursofrockwhichformedthepillarsofHerculestothisminiatureMediterranean.UnfortunatelyforTroyacurrentunknowntohimexistedoutside,which,unimportanttocraftofanyburden,wasawkwardforaswimmerwhomightbetakeninitunawares.Troyfoundhimselfcarriedtotheleftandthenroundinaswoopouttosea.

           Henowrecollectedtheplaceanditssinistercharacter.Manybathershadthereprayedforadrydeathfromtimetotime,and,likeGonzaloalso,hadbeenunanswered;andTroybegantodeemitpossiblethathemightbeaddedtotheirnumber.

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