“If we could, of cour, the nsible thing would be to tur at ond make for the Lone Islands. But it took us eighteen days to get where we are, running like mad with a gale behind us. Even if we got a wind it might take us far loo get back. And at prent there’s no sign of a wind—in fact there’s no wind at all. As for rowing back, it would take far too long and Caspian says the men couldn’t row on half a pint of water a day. I’m pretty sure this is wrong. I tried to explain that perspiration really cools people down, so the men would need less water if they were w. He didn’t take any notice of this, which is always his way when he ’t think of an ahe others all voted foing on in the hope of finding land. I felt it my duty to point out that we didn’t know there was any land ahead and tried to get them to e the dangers of wishful thinking. Instead of produg a better plan they had the cheek to ask me what I propod. So I just explained coolly and quietly that I had been kidnapped and brought away on this idiotic voyage without my t, and it was hardly my busio get them out of their scrape.
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