There Are Thirty-Two Points Of The Compass,
Namely, First These Four, N., W., S., And E., And These Are Halved,
Making Four More, Viz., NW., S W., SE., And NE.
I trust I make myself
clear,' said the old sailor.
'That makes eight divisions, as we call them. So look smart and
follow. Each of these eight is divided into two symbolically and
symmetrically divided parts, as is most evident in the nomenclature of
the same,' said the old sailor. 'Thus between N. and NE. is NNE.,
between NE. and E. is ENE., between E. and SE. is...'
'I see,' said the young fool.
The old sailor, frowning at him, continued -
'Smart you there. Heels together, and note you well. Each of these
sixteen divisions is separated quite reasonably and precisely into
two. Thus between N. and NNE. we get N. by E.,' said the old sailor;
'and between NNE. and NE. we get NE. by E., and between NE. and ENE.
we get NE. by E.,' said the old sailor; 'and between ENE. and E. we
get E. by N., and then between E. and ESE. we get...'
But here he noticed something dangerous in the young fool's eyes, and
having read all his life Admiral Griles' 'Notes on Discipline', and
knowing that discipline is a subtle bond depending 'not on force but
on an attitude of the mind,' he continued -
'And so TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT we come round to the north again.'
Then he added, 'It is customary also to divide each of these points
into quarters.
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