История о корабле призраке

           Allatoncetherefloatedclosebyours,ashipwhichnoneofushadobservedbefore. Awildshoutandcryascendedfromthedeck,atwhich,occurringatthisanxiousseason,beforeastorm,Iwonderednotalittle. ButtheCaptainbymysidewasdeadlypale: "Myshipislost,"criedhe;"theresailsDeath!" BeforeIcoulddemandanexplanationofthesesingularwords,thesailorsrushedin,weepingandwailing. "Haveyouseenit?"theyexclaimed: "allisnowoverwithus!" 

           ButtheCaptainhadwordsofconsolationreadtothemoutoftheKoran,andseatedhimselfatthehelm. Butinvain!Thetempestbeganvisiblytorisewitharoaringnoise,and,beforeanhourpassedby,theshipstruckandremainedaground. Theboatswerelowered,andscarcelyhadthelastsailorssavedthemselves,whenthevesselwentdownbeforeoureyes,andIwaslaunched,abeggar,uponthesea. Butourmisfortunehadstillnoend. Frightfullyroaredthetempest,theboatcouldnolongerbegoverned. Ifastenedmyselffirmlytomyoldservant,andwemutuallypromisednottobeseparatedfromeachother. Atlastthedaybroke,but,withthefirstglanceofthemorning-red,thewindstruckandupsettheboatinwhichwewereseated. AfterthatIsawmyshipmatesnomore. Theshockdeprivedmeofconsciousness,andwhenIreturnedtomysenses,Ifoundmyselfinthearmsofmyoldfaithfulattendant,whohadsavedhimselfontheboatwhichhadbeenupturned,andhadcomeinsearchofme.