Chapter 23

           Bravewinds,blowingfair,swiftlydrovetheGhostnorthwardintothesealherd.Weencountereditwelluptotheforty-fourthparallel,inarawandstormyseaacrosswhichthewindharriedthefog-banksineternalflight.Fordaysatatimewecouldneverseethesunnortakeanobservation;thenthewindwouldsweepthefaceoftheoceanclean,thewaveswouldrippleandflash,andwewouldlearnwherewewere.Adayofclearweathermightfollow,orthreedaysorfour,andthenthefogwouldsettledownuponus,seeminglythickerthanever.

           Thehuntingwasperilous;yettheboats,lowereddayafterday,wereswallowedupinthegreyobscurity,andwereseennomoretillnightfall,andoftennottilllongafter,whentheywouldcreepinlikesea-wraiths,onebyone,outofthegrey.WainwrightthehunterwhomWolfLarsenhadstolenwithboatandmentookadvantageoftheveiledseaandescaped.Hedisappearedonemorningintheencirclingfogwithhistwomen,andweneversawthemagain,thoughitwasnotmanydayswhenwelearnedthattheyhadpassedfromschoonertoschooneruntiltheyfinallyregainedtheirown.

           ThiswasthethingIhadsetmymindupondoing,buttheopportunityneveroffered.Itwasnotinthemate’sprovincetogooutintheboats,andthoughImanoeuvredcunninglyforit,WolfLarsennevergrantedmetheprivilege.Hadhedoneso,IshouldhavemanagedsomehowtocarryMissBrewsterawaywithme.Asitwas,thesituationwasapproachingastagewhichIwasafraidtoconsider.

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