The captain
drew from him many of his former experiences and adventures and was
favorably impressed by the frank, open nature of the young fellow. He
sympathized with him in his too apparent disappointment and shared his
earnest desire to introduce an apparatus that would be the means of
saving the lives of many sea-faring men. The captain promised that
should they reach the Irish coast in good weather, he would allow Paul
to go off and thus carry out his original idea on the European
coast, which he assured him would be just as effective as on the
American side. During the trip across, Paul spent much time with the
captain in the chart room. While they studied over the charts, the
captain pointed out to Paul one place off the Irish coast and several
in the Irish sea where he could make a landing in either Ireland or
England. The place selected by Paul was off the coast of Ireland in the
vicinity of Cape Clear, as he was assured he could get under the lee of
the island in case of a high wind from any direction. The news of the
captain's permission to Boyton to leave the vessel when off the Irish
coast, was spread among the passengers and every one, both fore and
aft, manifested the most lively interest in the experiment.
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