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The fourth of August, on board of the boat which had just picked

him up, he saw the island of Spitzbergen recede. He lost sight of

the great mountains. He was journeying toward home. A sailor,

whose life he had saved, accompanied him. He had remained nine

years on the island. When he arrived at X and disembarked those

who saw his white hair and his dull eyes did not believe that he

was the same sailor whom they had accompanied to the ship at the

age of nineteen years.

VOCABULARY (p183)

N.B. Words alike or nearly alike have in general been omitted.

For all adverbs ending in mente, the corresponding adjective form

has been given.

Ch follows c, ll follows l, differing from the English order.