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double its previous escapement. I have assumed an 

 escapement of five seconds ; but supposing that the 

 escapement has been ten seconds, this does not make 

 more difference than 6' 40" in eighty days (the time 

 from our departure from the Fravi till the last ob- 

 servation) — that is, 1" 40' farther east than we ought to 

 be. Assuming, too, that I have calculated our days' 

 marches at too great length, in the days between April 

 8th and 13th, and that instead of 36 English geograph- 

 ical miles, or, rather, more than 40 statute miles, we 

 have only gone 24 English geographical miles, or 28 

 statute miles (less we cannot possibly have gone), we 

 should then have been in 89" E, instead of 86° E, on 

 the 13th, as we supposed. That is 3° farther east, or 

 with the figures above, let us say together 5" farther 

 east — i.e., we now instead of being in longitude 61" E. 

 should be in 66" E.,* or about ']o miles from Cape Flige- 

 ly. But it seems to me we ought to see land south of 

 us just the same. Wilczek Land cannot be so low and 

 trend suddenly so far to the south, when Cape Buda- 

 pest is said to lie in about 61" E. and 82" N., and 

 should thus be not so much as 50 miles from us. No, 

 this is inconceivable. On the other hand, it is not any 

 easier to suppose ourselves west of it ; we must have 

 drifted very materially between April 8th and 13th, or 



* In reality we were somewhat near the point I here assume (we were in 

 67' E., approximately). The reason why we did not see the land here 

 mentioned was because it does not exist, as was proved later. 



