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a bit by saying I was a friend of Lord Ivy's。            And you happened to pass�察�

and I happened to remember Mrs。 Shaw saying you looked like a British 

peer�察�so I said�此�'That is my friend Lord Ivy。'           I said I was your secretary�察�

and he seemed greatly interested�察�and; Kinney added dismally�察 �I talked 

too much。      I am SO sorry�察─�he begged。           ;It's going to be awful for you� ─�

His    eyes   suddenly    lit  with  hope。    ;Unless�察─    �he   whispered。     ;we     can 

escape� ─�

     The   same   thought   was   in   my   mind�察  �but   the   idea   was   absurd�察  �and 

impracticable。      I knew there was no escape。           I knew we were sentenced 

at   sunrise    to  a   most   humiliating     and    disgraceful    experience。      The 

newspapers would regard anything that concerned Lord Ivy as news。                       In 

my   turn   I   also   saw   the   hideous   head´lines。   What   would   my   father   and 

mother at Fairport think�察�what would my old friends there think�察�and�察�what 

was of even greater importance�察�how would Joyce & Carboy act�拭                      �What 

chance   was   there   left   me�察  �after   I   had   been   arrested   as   an   impostor�察  �to 

become a stenographer in the law courtsin time�察�a member of the bar�拭�

But I   found that   what�察 �for the   moment�察�distressed   me   most was   that   the 

lovely lady would consider me a knave or a fool。                The thought made me 

exclaim   with   exasperation。       Had   it   been   possible   to   abandon   Kinney�察  �I 

would have dropped overboard and made for shore。                  The night was warm 

and foggy�察�and the short journey to land�察�to one who had been brought up 

like a duck�察�meant nothing more than a wetting。               But I did not see how I 

could desert Kinney。 

     ;Can you swim�拭─�I asked 

     ;Of course not� ─�he answered gloomily�察 �and�察�besides�察─�he added�察 �our 

names are on our suitcases。           We couldn't take them with us�察�and they'd 

find    out  who    we   are。  If   we   could   only   steal  a  boat� ─  �he   exclaimed 

eagerly;one      of   those   on   the  davits�察─  �he   urged;we      could   put   our 

suitcases in it and then�察�after every one is asleep�察�we could lower it into the 

water。; 

     The smallest boat on board was certified to hold twenty´five persons�察�

and   without   waking   the   entire   ship's   company   we   could   as   easily   have 



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moved the chart´room。          This I pointed out。 

     ;Don't   make   objections� ─  �Kinney   cried   petulantly。        He   was   rapidly 

recovering his spirits。      The imminence of danger seemed to inspire him。 

     ;Think� ─�he commanded。            ;Think of some way by which we can get 

off   this   boat   before   she   reaches   New   Bedford。    We   MUST�        �We   must 

not be arrested�      �It would be too awful� ─        �He interrupted himself with an 

excited exclamation。 

     ;I have it� ─�he whispered hoarsely�此 �I will ring in the fire´alarm� �The 

crew will run to quarters。         The boats will be lowered。           We will cut one 

of them adrift。      In the confusion; 

     What was to happen in the confusion that his imagination had conjured 

up�察�I was not to know。         For what actually happened was so confused that 

of   nothing   am   I   quite   certain。 First�察  �from   the   water   of   the   Sound�察  �that 

was lapping pleasantly against the side�察�I heard the voice of a man raised 

in terror。    Then came a rush of feet�察�oaths�察�and yells�察�then a shock that 

threw us to our knees�察�and a crunching�察�ripping�察�and tearing roar like that 

made by the roof of a burning building when it plunges to the cellar。 

     And the next instant a large bowsprit entered our cabin window。 There 

was   left   me   just   space   enough   to   wrench   the   door   open�察  �and   grabbing 

Kinney�察�who was still on his knees�察�I dragged him into the alleyway。                    He 

scrambled upright and clasped his hands to his head。 

     ;Where's my hat�拭─�he cried。 

     I could hear the water pouring into the lower deck and sweeping the 

freight and trunks before it。         A horse in a box stall was squealing like a 

human being�察�and many human beings were screaming and shrieking like 

animals。     My   first   intelligent   thought   was   of   the   lovely   lady。 I   shook 

Kinney by the arm。         The uproar was so great that to make him hear I was 

forced   to   shout。   ;Where   is   Lord   Ivy's   cabin�拭─  �I   cried。   ;You   said   it's 

next to his sister's。    Take me there� ─�

     Kinney   nodded�察  �and   ran   down   the   corridor   and   into   an   alleyway   on 

which   opened   three   cabins。      The   doors   were   ajar�察  �and   as   I   looked   into 

each I saw that the beds had not been touched�察�and that the cabins were 

empty。     I knew then that she was still on deck。           I felt that I must find her。 



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We ran toward the companionway。 

     ;Women        and   children    first� ─  �Kinney     was   yelling。     ;Women       and 

children first� ─     �As we raced down the slanting floor of the saloon he kept 

repeating this mechanically。          At that moment the electric lights went out�察�

and�察  �except   for   the   oil   lamps�察  �the   ship   was   in   darkness。 Many   of   the 

passengers   had   already   gone   to   bed。      These   now   burst   from   the   state´ 

rooms in strange garments�察�carrying life´ preservers�察�hand´bags�察�their arms 

full of clothing。      One man in one hand clutched a sponge�察�in the other an 

umbrella。      With this   he beat at   those who blocked   his flight。            He hit a 

woman over the head�察�and I hit him and he went down。                      Finding himself 

on his knees�察�be began to pray volubly。 

     When   we   reached the   upper   deck   we pushed   out of   the   crush   at   the 

gangway and�察�to keep our footing�察�for there was a strong list to port�察�clung 

to the big flag´staff at the stern。        At each rail the crew were swinging the 

boats   over   the   side�察  �and   around   each   boat   was   a   crazy�察  �fighting   mob。 

Above   our   starboard   rail   towered   the   foremast   of   a   schooner。     She   had 

rammed us fair amidships�察�and in her bows was a hole through which you 

could have rowed a boat。 Into this the water was rushing and sucking her 

down。      She was already settling at the stern。            By the light of a swinging 

lantern I saw three of her crew lift a yawl from her deck and lower it into 

the water。     Into it they hurled oars and a sail�察�and one of them had already 

started   to   slide   down   the   painter   when   the   schooner   lurched   drunk
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