This is not one of Grimms’ fairy tales, mind, rather is it a fairy tale of science and natural history, and these, readers mine, are all true.
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A whole week passed away, but still no Sea Elephant.
Captain Mayne Brace had taken in more coals, and his arrangements were all complete, so he was becoming impatient; but at long last the ship hove in sight over the horizon, and the union was complete.
On comparing logs, it was found that they must have passed each other at night, and had been probably within ten nautical miles of each other.
The bigger ship had taken many observations, and done a much quicker voyage. But, knowing that he could be at Kerguelen much sooner than the Walrus, a happy thought had occurred to Captain Bell. He would run up to the Cape of Good Hope and endeavour to get a cargo of coals.
Although the war was raging, he succeeded, and now these were landed in case of emergency, each ship just taking enough for the grand new cruise.
I need hardly say that the meeting between Curtis and Ingomar was most cordial.
A grand ball was given on shore on the night of re-union.