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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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