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It was Frank who had shouted "Land! " in tones of stentorian salutation. Standing erect upon the poop, he had thought he could see vague outlines of a coast through a rift in the fog. So he seized the halyards and scrambled to the masthead where, sitting astride the yard, he kept his eyes fixed steadily in the direction where he had seen it.
Close upon ten minutes passed before he caught another glimpse to the northward. He slid to the foot of the mast.