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Ole passed from the officers to the crew again , and with the latter his answers were like those given to Sanford and his companions . He invented strange explanations , and told wild stories , but not a soul on board was the wiser for anything he said . The waif was permitted to occupy berth No. 72 , but was distinctly assured that he must leave the ship when she arrived at Christiansand . The wind continued light during the night , but at four o'clock in the morning the squadron was off Gunnarshoug Point , and not more than four miles from the land . The shore was fringed with innumerable islands , which made the coast very picturesque , though it was exceedingly barren and desolate . Most of the islands were only bare rocks , the long swells rolling completely over some of the smaller ones . The students on deck watched the early sunrise , and studied the contour of the coast with deep interest , till it became an old story , and then whistled for a breeze to take them along more rapidly towards their port of destination .