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     A man and woman�察�at their heels a motley following of brats and curs�察�

trailed disconsolately by。 They came to a halt beyond the house�察�and�察�after 

much   irresolution�察  �sat   down   in   the   sand。   A   few   minutes   later   another 

family trailed in from the opposite direction�察�the men and women carrying 

a   heterogeneous       assortment   of   possessions。   And       soon   several   hundred 

persons     of   all  ages   and    sexes   were    congregated      about    the   captain's 

dwelling。 He called to one new arrival�察�a woman with a nursing babe in 

her arms�察�and in answer received the information that her house had just 

been swept into the lagoon。 

     This was the highest spot of land in miles�察�and already�察�in many places 

on either hand�察�the great seas were making a clean breach of the slender 

ring    of  the   atoll  and   surging    into  the   lagoon。     Twenty      miles   around 

stretched   the   ring   of   the   atoll�察  �and   in   no   place   was   it   more   than   fifty 

fathoms   wide。   It   was   the   height   of   the   diving   season�察  �and   from   all   the 

islands around�察�even as far as Tahiti�察�the natives had gathered。 

     ;There     are   twelve    hundred    men�察   �women�察     �and   children    here�察─  �said 

Captain Lynch。 ;I wonder how many will be here tomorrow morning。; 

     ;But     why    don't    it  blow��that's     what    I   want    to  know�察─    �Raoul 

demanded。 

     ;Don't   worry�察  �young   man�察  �don't   worry�察  �you'll   get   your   troubles   fast 

enough。; 

     Even as Captain Lynch spoke�察�a great watery mass smote the atoll。 

     The sea water churned about them three inches deep under the chairs。 

A  low   wail   of   fear   went   up   from   the   many   women。   The   children�察  �with 

clasped hands�察�stared at the immense rollers and cried piteously。 Chickens 

and   cats�察  �wading   perturbedly   in   the   water�察  �as   by   common   consent�察  �with 

flight   and   scramble   took   refuge   on   the   roof   of   the   captain's   house。   A 

Paumotan�察 �with   a  litter  of   new´born   puppies   in a   basket�察 �climbed   into   a 

cocoanut tree and twenty feet above the ground made the basket fast。 The 

mother floundered about in the water beneath�察�whining and yelping。 

     And still the sun shone brightly and the dead calm continued。                     They 

sat   and   watched   the   seas   and   the   insane   pitching   of   the Aorai。   Captain 



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Lynch gazed   at the huge mountains   of   water sweeping in until he   could 

gaze no   more。 He   covered his   face   with his   hands to   shut out   the   sight�察�

then went into the house。 

     ;Twenty´eight´sixty�察─�he said quietly when he returned。 

     In his arm was a coil of small rope。 He cut it into two´fathom lengths�察�

giving     one   to   Raoul    and�察   �retaining    one   for   himself�察   �distributed    the 

remainder among the women with the advice to pick out a tree and climb。 

     A light air began to blow out of the northeast�察�and the fan of it on his 

cheek   seemed   to   cheer   Raoul   up。   He   could   see   the Aorai   trimming   her 

sheets and heading off shore�察�and he regretted that he was not on her。 She 

would get   away  at   any  rate�察  �but   as   for   the   atollA  sea   breached   across�察�

almost     sweeping      him    off  his   feet�察 �and   he   selected    a  tree。   Then    he 

remembered   the   barometer   and   ran   back   to   the   house。   He   encountered 

Captain Lynch on the same errand and together they went in。 

     ;Twenty´eight´twenty�察─�said the old mariner。 ;It's going to be fair hell 

around herewhat was that�拭─�

     The air seemed filled with the rush of something。 The house quivered 

and   vibrated�察  �and   they  heard   the   thrumming   of   a   mighty  note  of   sound。 

The     windows      rattled。  Two    panes    crashed�察   �a  draught    of  wind    tore   in�察�

striking them and making them stagger。                The door opposite banged shut�察�

shattering   the   latch。   The   white   door   knob   crumbled   in   fragments   to   the 

floor。 The room's walls bulged like a gas balloon in the process of sudden 

inflation。     Then   came   a   new   sound   like   the   rattle   of   musketry�察  �as   the 

spray from a sea struck the wall of the house。 Captain Lyncyh looked at 

his watch。 It was four o'clock。 He put on a coat of pilot cloth�察�unhooked 

the   barometer�察  �and   stowed   it   away   in   a   capacious   pocket。   Again   a   sea 

struck the house�察�with a heavy thud�察�and the light building tilted�察�twisted�察�

quarter around on its foundation�察�and sank down�察�its floor at an angle of 

ten degrees。 

     Raoul   went   out   first。   The   wind   caught   him   and   whirled   him   away。 

He noted that it had hauled around to the east。 With a great effort he threw 

himself     on   the  sand�察  �crouching      and   holding    his  own。    Captain    Lynch�察�

driven like a wisp of straw�察�sprawled over him。 Two of the Aorai'S sailors�察�

leaving a cocoanut tree to which they had been clinging�察�came to their aid�察�



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leaning   against   the   wind   at   impossible   angles   and   fighting   and   clawing 

every inch of the way。 

     The old man's joints were stiff and he could not climb�察�so the sailors�察�

by means of short ends of rope tied together�察�hoisted him up the trunk�察�a 

few feet at a time�察�till they could make him fast�察�at the top of the tree�察�fifty 

feet from the ground。 Raoul passed his length of rope around the base of 

an   adjacent   tree   and   stood   looking   on。   The   wind   was   frightful。   He   had 

never   dreamed   it   could   blow   so   hard。   A   sea   breached   across   the   atoll�察�

wetting   him   to   the   knees   ere   it   subsided   into   the   lagoon。   The   sun   had 

disappeared�察�and a lead´colored twilight settled down。 A few drops of rain�察�

driving horizontally�察�struck him。 The impact was like that of leaden pellets。 

A splash of salt spray struck his face。 It was like the slap of a man's hand。 

His cheeks stung�察�and involuntary tears of pain were in his smarting eyes。 

Several hundred natives had taken to the trees�察�and he could have laughed 

at the bunches of human fruit clustering in the tops。 Then�察�being Tahitian´ 

born�察�he doubled his body at the waist�察�clasped the trunk of his tree with 

his hands�察�pressed the soles of his feet against the near surface of the trunk�察�

and   began   to   walk   up   the   tree。   At   the   top   he   found   two   women�察  �two 

children�察�and a man。 One little girl clasped a housecat in her arms。 

     From his eyrie he waved his hand to Captain Lynch�察�and that doughty 

patriarch   waved   back。  Raoul   
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