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In leaving the ship, the mother had been more thoughtful than many persons would have been, and had taken the box which contained her valuables and such papers as comprised her heavy bills of credit on England, in which way she was transporting the bulk of her husband's late valuable estate to her native land. IN LEAVING THE SHIP THE MOTHER HAD BEEN MORE THOUGHTFUL THAN MANY PERSONS WOULD HAVE BEEN AND HAD TAKEN THE BOX WHICH CONTAINED HER VALUABLES AND SUCH PAPERS AS COMPRISED HER HEAVY BILLS OF CREDIT ON ENGLAND IN WHICH WAY SHE WAS TRANSPORTING THE BULK OF HER HUSBAND'S LATE VALUABLE ESTATE TO HER NATIVE LAND
to their necessities and their wants; while they, on their part, were patient, uncomplaining and grateful. The second and third day passed on, when the mate calculated they were steering direct for the nearest point of land which they could not fail to reach in another day, it being the coast of Africa. His calculations were made under disadvantages, but he felt confident of their correctness. The weather, fortunately, had been very calm and pleasant thus far, since the gale had subsided, and the frail craft thus exposed upon the ocean had really proved quite comfortable and weatherly for the time being. A snug little apology for a cabin had been constructed over the forward part of the boat, into which the ladies could retire at nightfall, and become secure from the weather and be entirely by themselves; and under the circumstances they were really quite comfortable, that is to say, they experienced little exposure to the elements at night, and slept securely in their narrow quarters. DUITY TOWARDS THEM AS TO THEIR NECESSITIES AND THEIR WANTS WHILE THEY ON THEIR PART WERE PATIENT UNCOMPLAINING AND GRATEFUL THE SECOND AND THIRD DAY PASSED ON WHEN THE MATE CALCULATED THEY WERE STEERING DIRECT FOR THE NEAREST POINT OF LAND WHICH THEY COULD NOT FAIL TO REACH IN ANOTHER DAY IT BEING THE COAST OF AFRICA HIS CALCULATIONS WERE MADE UNDER DISADVANTAGES BUT HE FELT CONFIDENT OF THEIR CORRECTNESS THE WEATHER FORTUNATELY HAD BEEN VERY CALM AND PLEASANT THUS FAR SINCE THE GALE HAD SUBSIDED AND THE FRAIL CRAFT THUS EXPOSED UPON THE OCEAN HAD REALLY PROVED QUITE COMFORTABLE AND WEATHERLY FOR THE TIME BEING A SNUG LITTLE APOLOGY FOR A CABIN HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED OVER THE FORWARD PART OF THE BOAT INTO WHICH THE LADIES COULD RETIRE AT NIGHTFALL AND BECOME SECURE FROM THE WEATHER AND BE ENTIRELY BY THEMSELVES AND UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES THEY WERE REALLY QUITE COMFORTABLE THAT IS TO SAY THEY EXPERIENCED LITTLE EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS AT NIGHT AND SLEPT SECURELY IN THEIR NARROW QUARTERS
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