Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-08
CHAPTER XVIII

Ihad no reason to suppose that the hints l took care to wrap up in my conversation with Stevens would shape his actions to the form 1 wished them to take; but though they did no good, they would certainly do me no harm, and it was at least certain that my opinion was respected, so that l might hope that some weight would attach to whatever suggestions offered.
 Nothing now remained to be done but to wait the result of events; but no language can express an idea of my anxiety as the hours passed, bringing us momentarily closer to the dreaded and yet wished-for issue.
 The men fared sumptuously on roast pork and other food which suited their tastes. Some of them got drunk and several desperate set-tos occurred. In the afternoon they made prepara- tions to swing the long boat, showing by these early arrangements their eagerness to get away.
 In conversation with Miss Robert son learned that she understood how to steer 8 ship. She had learned simply to reEeve the monotony of a previous voyage. questioned her closely and found that she fully under stood how to handle the wheel and know all the technical terms. If we succeeded in getting away from the boats this knowledge would be of the utmost importance, because then there would be three men to work the ship instead of two if one was compelled to rem am at the wheel
 This brings me to Friday.
 The dawn broke with the promise of a beautiful day, though the glass, which had been dropping slowly all night, stood low at eight o'clock in the morning. It was intensely hot even that early. The clouds were high, the sky an intense blue, and the wind very soft and refreshing.
 When came on deck to take my observations was struck with the ln- tent expressions on the faces of the crew. The whole of them gathered in sight and watched meclose1y. When I had finished and was about to go below to finish working out the calculations, Stevens and others stopped me and in- sisted that I work them out in their presence on decK. Asnot one of them knew the least thing about navigation there was no danger of their discover ing my fa-se reckoning by which was deceiving them, so readily con- sented.
 'If you want me to work out these sights in your presence, I'll do SC" " said I.
 And I went below to get the things required, leaving my sextant on deck to show them that I meant to be hon. est.
 When I returned, they were all around the skylight gazing at the sex tant as though it were an animal; nc man taking the liberty to touch it however.
 They came, hustling each other about me as sat on the skylight working out my figures, and l promise you theil proximity. coupled with my notion tha they might suspect had been deceiv ing them, did not sharpen my wits SC as to expedite my caculations.
 carried two reckonings in my heat the false and the true; and, finding our actual whereabouts to be ninety. eight miles from Bermuda, the islands bearing west-southwest, as straight a. line, I unfolded the chart, and, giv ing them the imaginary longitude anC latitude, put my finger upon the spo we were supposed to have reached exclaiming:
 'tNow you can see where we are."
 Just make Q small mark there with your pencil, will youP' said John son; ''then all hands can have look. '
 l did so and quilted the skylight surrendering the chart to the men, whC made a strange picture as thnI-Stno