Chapter 38

           

           TwoweekslaterIstoodonthedeckofLucio’syacht‘TheFlame,’—avesselwhosecompletemagnificencefilledme,aswellasallotherbeholders,withbewilderedwondermentandadmiration.Shewasamiracleofspeed,hermotivepowerbeingelectricity;andtheelectricengineswithwhichshewasfittedweresocomplexandremarkableastobaffleallwould-beinquirersintothesecretoftheirmechanismandpotency.AlargecrowdofspectatorsgatheredtoseeherasshelayoffSouthampton,attractedbythebeautyofhershapeandappearancesomebolderspiritsevencameoutintugsandrow-boats,hopingtobeallowedtomakeavisitofinspectiononboard,butthesailors,powerfully-builtmenofaforeignandsomewhatunpleasingtype,soonintimatedthatthecompanyofsuchinquisitivepersonswasundesirableandunwelcome.Withwhitesailsspread,andacrimsonflagflyingfromhermast,sheweighedanchoratsunsetontheafternoonofthedayherownerandIjoinedher,andmovingthroughthewaterswithdeliciousnoiselessnessandincrediblerapidity,soonleftfarbehindhertheEnglishshore,lookinglikeawhitelineinthemist,orthepalevisionofalandthatmightoncehavebeen.

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