large/7988/smoky_god_js_1303_librivox_64kb_mp3/smokygod_04_emerson_64kb_37
large/7988/smoky_god_js_1303_librivox_64kb_mp3/smokygod_04_emerson_64kb
English
7988
Accordingly, he turned the craft about, gave it full reef, and started by the compass north but, in fact, directly south. The wind was strong, and we seemed to have struck a current that was running with remarkable swiftness in the same direction. ACCORDINGLY HE TURNED THE CRAFT ABOUT GAVE IT FULL REEF AND STARTED BY THE COMPASS NORTH BUT IN FACT DIRECTLY SOUTH THE WIND WAS STRONG AND WE SEEMED TO HAVE STRUCK A CURRENT THAT WAS RUNNING WITH REMARKABLE SWIFTNESS IN THE SAME DIRECTION
ay them another visit. And thus we bade them adieu. We made ready and hoisted our sail, but there was little breeze. We were becalmed within an hour after our giant friends had left us and started on their return trip. The winds were constantly blowing south, that is, they were blowing from the northern opening of the earth toward that which we knew to be south, but which, according to our compass's pointing finger, was directly north. For three days we tried to sail, and to beat against the wind, but to no avail. Whereupon my father said: "My son, to return by the same route as we came in is impossible at this time of year. I wonder why we did not think of this before. We have been here almost two and a half years; therefore, this is the season when the sun is beginning to shine in at the southern opening of the earth. The long cold night is on in the Spitzbergen country." "What shall we do?" I inquired. "There is only one thing we can do," my father replied, "and that is to go south. RETURN AGAIN WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO AND PAY THEM ANOTHER VISIT AND THUS WE BADE THEM ADIEU WE MADE READY AND HOISTED OUR SAIL BUT THERE WAS LITTLE BREEZE WE WERE BECALMED WITHIN AN HOUR AFTER OUR GIANT FRIENDS HAD LEFT US AND STARTED ON THEIR RETURN TRIP THE WINDS WERE CONSTANTLY BLOWING SOUTH THAT IS THEY WERE BLOWING FROM THE NORTHERN OPENING OF THE EARTH TOWARD THAT WHICH WE KNEW TO BE SOUTH BUT WHICH ACCORDING TO OUR COMPASS POINTING FINGER WAS DIRECTLY NORTH FOR THREE DAYS WE TRIED TO SAIL AND TO BEAT AGAINST THE WIND BUT TO NO AVAIL WHEREUPON MY FATHER SAID MY SON TO RETURN BY THE SAME ROUTE AS WE CAME IN IS IMPOSSIBLE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR I WONDER WHY WE DID NOT THINK OF THIS BEFORE WE HAVE BEEN HERE ALMOST TWO AND A HALF YEARS THEREFORE THIS IS THE SEASON WHEN THE SUN IS BEGINNING TO SHINE IN AT THE SOUTHERN OPENING OF THE EARTH THE LONG COLD NIGHT IS ON THE SPITTSBROKEN COUNTRY HOW SHALL WE DO I INQUIRED THERE IS ONLY ONE THING WE CAN DO MY FATHER REPLIED AND THAT IS TO GO SOUTH
large/7988/smoky_god_js_1303_librivox_64kb_mp3/smokygod_04_emerson_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/7988/smoky_god_js_1303_librivox_64kb_mp3/smokygod_04_emerson_64kb.flac