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LakeEriehasnootheroutletthantheNiagaraRiverby
whichitemptiesintoLakeOntario.Nowthisriverisbarredbythefam-
ouscataractsomefifteenmilesbeyondtheimportantcityofBuffalo.
Sincethe"Terror"hadnotretreatedbytheDetroitRiverdownwhich
shehaddescendedfromtheupperlakeshowwasshetoescapefrom
these watersunless indeed she crossed by land?
Thesunpassedthemeridian.Thedaywasbeautiful;warmbutnotun-
pleasantlysothankstothebreez [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][link widoczny dla zalogowanych]debyourpassage.Theshoresof
thelakecontinuedinvisibleonboththeCanadianandtheAmerican
side.
Wasthecaptaindeterminednottoshowhimself?Hadhesomereason
forr[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]iningunknown?Suchaprecautionwouldindicatethatheinten-
dedtosetmeatlibertyintheeveningwhenthe"Terror"couldapproach
the shore unseen.
Towardtwoo'clockhoweverIheardaslightnoise;thecentralhatch-
waywasraised.Th[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]nIhadsoimpatientlyawaitedappearedon
deck.
Imustadmithepaidnomoreattentiontomethanhismenhaddone.
Goingtothesternhetookthehelm.Th[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]nwhomhehadrelieved
afterafewwordsinalowtoneleftthedeckdescendingbytheforward
hatchway.Thecaptainhavingscannedthehorizonconsultedthecom-
passand slightly altered our course. The speed of the "Terror" increased.
Thismansointerestingbothtomeandtotheworldmusthavebeen
someyearsoverfifty.Hewasofmiyilai:
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so
you
needn't talk.
But I shall be acle
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