10/10 Before he turned in that night he had altered the course of the ship half a point more to the southward, for he had decided to accept the offer of Mr.Gilfleur; and he wished to go to the west of the islands instead of the east, as he had given out the course at noon. At noon the second day he found his ship was directly west of the southern part of the Bermudas, and but fifty miles from them. He shaped his course so as to be at the south of them that night.. |