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Nothing more was seen of the Algerine during the night , and hopes were entertained that she would not again attempt to molest them . The Captain , notwithstanding that the bullet had been extracted , continued in a very weak state , and almost unconscious . Stephen and Roger , not trusting to the mate 's navigation , got out the chart , marked down the course they had run to the best of their knowledge , and the next morning took an observation , which placed the _ Dolphin _ considerably to the southward . Whereon the mate asserted that she was much nearer the coast , in fact she had been sailing almost parallel with it for a considerable distance , and soon after noon he put the ship about and steered due east . `` I think , sir , that to sight the rock of Gibraltar we should be steering north-east , '' observed Stephen , pointing to the chart . `` Ho , ho , young man , you fancy that you understand navigation better than I do , '' said the mate . `` Just keep your remarks to yourself till I request you to make them . ''