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estimated the Pyrenees' speed。 ;You must fetch her to Mangareva。 When 

you have picked up the land�察�then I will pilot her in。 What do you think 

she is making�拭─�

     ;Eleven�察─    �Captain    Davenport      answered�察    �with   a  final  glance   at  the 

water rushing past。 

     ;Eleven。 Let me see�察�if she keeps up that gait�察�we'll sight Mangareva 

between   eight   and   nine   o'clock   tomorrow   morning。   I'll   have   her   on   the 

beach   by   ten   or   by   eleven   at   latest。 And   then   your   troubles   will   be   all 

over。; 

     It almost seemed to the captain that the blissful moment had already 

arrived�察�such was the persuasive convincingness of McCoy。 

     Captain Davenport had been under the fearful strain of navigating his 

burning ship for over two weeks�察�and he was beginning to feel that he had 

had enough。 

     A heavier flaw of wind struck the back of his neck and whistled by his 

ears。 He measured the weight of it�察�and looked quickly overside。 

     ;The wind is making all the time�察─�he announced。 ;The old girl's doing 

nearer twelve than eleven right now。 If this keeps up�察�we'll be shortening 

down tonight。; 



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     All day the Pyrenees�察�carrying her load of living fire�察�tore across the 

foaming sea。 By nightfall�察�royals and topgallantsails were in�察�and she flew 

on    into  the   darkness�察   �with    great�察 �crested    seas   roaring   after   her。  The 

auspicious wind had had its effect�察�and fore and aft a visible brightening 

was apparent。 In the second dog´watch some careless soul started a song�察�

and by eight bells the whole crew was singing。 

     Captain Davenport had his blankets brought up and spread on top the 

house。 

     ;I've forgotten what sleep is�察─�he explained to McCoy。 ;I'm all in。 But 

give me a call at any time you think necessary。; 

     At three in the morning he was aroused by a gentle tugging at his arm。 

He sat up quickly�察�bracing himself against the skylight�察�stupid yet from his 

heavy sleep。 The wind was thrumming its war song in the rigging�察�and a 

wild sea was buffeting the PYRENEES。                  Amidships she was wallowing 

first one rail under and then the other�察�flooding the waist more often than 

not。 'mcCoy was shouting something he could not hear。 He reached out�察�

clutched the other by the shoulder�察�and drew him close so that his own ear 

was close to the other's lips。 

     ;It's   three   o'clock�察─  �came   McCoy's   voice�察  �still   retaining   its   dovelike 

quality�察�but curiously muffled�察�as if from a long way off。 ;We've run two 

hundred   and   fifty。  Crescent   Island   is   only  thirty  miles   away�察  �somewhere 

there dead ahead。 There's no lights on it。 If we keep running�察�we'll pile up�察�

and lose ourselves as well as the ship。; 

     ;What d' ye thinkheave to�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�heave to till daylight。 It will only put us back four hours。; 

     So the Pyrenees�察�with her cargo of fire�察�was hove to�察�bitting the teeth 

of the gale and fighting and smashing the pounding seas。                 She was a shell�察�

filled   with    a  conflagration�察   �and    on  the   outside   of   the  shell�察  �clinging 

precariously�察�the little motes of men�察�by pull and haul�察�helped her in the 

battle。 

     ;It is most unusual�察�this gale�察─�McCoy told the captain�察�in the lee of the 

cabin。   ;By   rights   there   should   be   no   gale   at   this   time   of   the   year。   But 

everything about the weather has been unusual。 There has been a stoppage 

of   the   trades�察  �and   now   it's   howling   right   out   of   the   trade   quarter。;   He 



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waved his hand into the darkness�察�as if his vision could dimly penetrate for 

hundreds   of   miles。   ;It   is   off   to   the   westward。   There   is   something   big 

making off there somewherea hurricane or something。 We're lucky to be 

so far to the eastward。 But this is only a little blow�察─�he added。 ;It can't last。 

I can tell you that much。; 

     By daylight the gale had eased down to normal。 But daylight revealed 

a   new   danger。   It   had   come   on   thick。  The   sea   was   covered   by  a   fog�察  �or�察�

rather�察  �by   a  pearly    mist   that  was   fog´like    in  density�察  �in  so  far   as  it 

obstructed vision�察�but that was no more than a film on the sea�察�for the sun 

shot it through and filled it with a glowing radiance。 

     The    deck    of  the   Pyrenees     was   making     more    smoke     than   on   the 

preceding day�察�and the cheerfulness of officers and crew had vanished。 In 

the lee of the galley the cabin boy could be heard whimpering。 It was his 

first voyage�察�and the fear of death was at his heart。 The captain wandered 

about like a lost soul�察�nervously chewing his mustache�察�scowling�察�unable 

to make up his mind what to do。 

     ;What do you think�拭─�he asked�察�pausing by the side of McCoy�察�who 

was making a breakfast off fried bananas and a mug of water。 

     McCoy finished the last banana�察�drained the mug�察�and looked slowly 

around。 In his eyes was a smile of tenderness as he said�此�

     ;Well�察  �Captain�察  �we   might   as   well   drive   as   burn。 Your   decks   are   not 

going to hold out forever。 They are hotter this morning。 You haven't a pair 

of shoes I can wear�拭�It is getting uncomfortable for my bare feet。; 

     The Pyrenees shipped two heavy seas as she was swung off and put 

once more before it�察�and the first mate expressed a desire to have all that 

water down in the hold�察�if only it could be introduced without taking off 

the   hatches。   'mcCoy   ducked   his   head   into   the   binnacle   and   watched   the 

course set。 

     ;I'd   hold   her   up   some   more�察  �Captain�察─  �he   said。   ;She's   been   making 

drift when hove to。; 

     ;I've   set  it  to  a  point  higher    already�察─  �was    the  answer。    ;Isn't  that 

enough�拭─�

     ;I'd   make    it  two   points�察  �Captain。    This   bit  of  a  blow    kicked    that 

westerly current ahead faster than you imagine。; 



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     Captain Davenport compromised on a point and a half�察�and then went 

aloft�察  �accompanied   by   McCoy   and   the   first   mate�察  �to   keep   a   lookout   for 

land。 Sail had been made�察�so that the Pyrenees was doing ten knots。 The 

following sea was dying down rapidly。               There was no break in the pearly 

fog�察  �and   by   ten   o'clock   Captain   Davenport   was   growing   nervous。   Al   l 

hands were at their stations�察�ready�察�at the first warning of land ahead�察�to 

spring   like   fiends   to   the   task   of   bringing   the   Pyrenees   up   on   the   wind。 

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