Chapter 9

           ‘“Iwassayingtomyself,‘Sink—curseyou!Sink!’”Thesewerethewordswithwhichhebeganagain.Hewanteditover.Hewasseverelyleftaione,andheformulatedinhisheadthisaddresstotheshipinatoneofimprecation,whileatthesametimeheenjoyedtheprivilegeofwitnessingscenes—asfarasIcanjudge—oflowcomedy.Theywerestillatthatbolt.Theskipperwasordering,“Getunderandtrytolift”;andtheothersnaturallyshirked.Youunderstandthattobesqueezedflatunderthekeelofaboatwasn’tadesirablepositiontobecaughtiniftheshipwentdownsuddenly.“Whydon’tyou—youthestrongest?”whinedthelittleengineer.“Gott-for-dam!Iamtoothick,”splutteredtheskipperindespair.Itwasfunnyenoughtomakeangelsweep.Theystoodidleforamoment,andsuddenlythechiefengineerrushedagainatJim.

           ‘“Comeandhelp,man!Areyoumadtothrowyouronlychanceaway?Comeandhelp,man!Man!Lookthere—look!”

           ‘AndatlastJimlookedasternwheretheotherpointedwithmaniacalinsistence.Hesawasilentblacksquallwhichhadeatenupalreadyone-thirdofthesky.Youknowhowthesesquallscomeupthereaboutthattimeoftheyear.Firstyouseeadarkeningofthehorizon—nomore;thenacloudrisesopaquelikeawall.Astraightedgeofvapourlinedwithsicklywhitishgleamsfliesupfromthesouth-west,swallowingthestarsinwholeconstellations;itsshadowfliesoverthewaters,andconfoundsseaandskyintooneabyssofobscurity.

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