Why was the narrator worried when he had to go aboard??

1.	Why was the narrator worried when he had to go aboard??
Answer» When the narrator had to abroad he was worried as he thought that her grandmother would die till the time he arrives.Also when his grandmother silently kissed him on his head then he thought that it was the last contact with her. The narrator was losing hope of making it to the island for the safety of all those aboard the ship, especially his young children. He had checked and rechecked his calculations, they were lost on the main compass and he was using the spare one which had not been corrected for magnetic variation. He did not have any firm conviction when he told Larry that they could see the island at 5 pm if they were lucky. Hence, the narrator began to get demoralised and felt that he was not the best captain. However, his son managed to surprise him later by giving him a hug for being the best father in the world, apart from being the best captain as he had actually found the island.\xa0

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