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     There was none��but the light´ship lay right in their track�察�and if they 

had good luck�察�they might get aboard of her。 

     ;The boatman�拭─�said Philip�察�anxiously�察�Mr。 Lambert's boatman�察�is he 

a good sailor�拭─�

     ;Don't     know�察─     �was    the    reply。     ;Stranger      here。     Dutchman�察�

Frenchman�察�Portegee�察�or some kind of a foreigner。; 

     ;Seems to understand himself in a boat�察─�said another。 

     ;Mr。  Malbone  knows   him�察─  �said   a  third。       ;The   same   that   dove   with 

the young woman under the steamboat paddles。; 

     ;Good grit�察─�said the first。 

     ;That's so�察─�was the answer。         ;But grit don't teach a man the channel。; 



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     All agreed to this axiom�察�but as there was so strong a probability that 

the voyagers had reached the light´ship�察�there seemed less cause for fear。 

     The   next   question   was�察  �whether   it   was   possible   to   follow   them。 All 

agreed that it would be foolish for any boat to attempt it�察�till the wind had 

blown   itself   out�察  �which   might   be   within   half   an   hour。   After   that�察  �some 

predicted a calm�察�some a fog�察�some a renewal of the storm�察�there was the 

usual variety of opinions。         At any rate�察�there might perhaps be an interval 

during   which   they   could   go   out�察  �if   the   gentlemen   did   not   mind   a   wet 

jacket。 

     Within   the   half´hour   came   indeed   an   interval   of   calm�察  �and   a   light 

shone   behind   the   clouds   from   the   west。     It   faded   soon   into   a   gray   fog�察�

with puffs of wind from the southwest again。 When the young men went 

out with the boatmen�察�the water had grown more quiet�察�save where angry 

little gusts ruffled it。 But these gusts made it necessary to carry a double 

reef�察�and they made but little progress against wind and tide。 

     A dark´gray fog�察�broken by frequent wind´flaws�察�makes the ugliest of 

all days on the water。        A still�察�pale fog is soothing�察�it lulls nature to a kind 

of repose。      But a windy fog with occasional sunbeams and sudden films 

of metallic blue breaking the leaden water��this carries an impression of 

something weird and treacherous in the universe�察�and suggests caution。 

     As the boat   floated on�察�every  sight and sound   appeared strange。 The 

music from the fort came sudden and startling through the vaporous eddies。 

A tall white schooner rose instantaneously near them�察�like a light´house。 

They could see the steam of the factory floating low�察�seeking some outlet 

between   cloud   and   water。  As   they   drifted   past   a   wharf�察  �the   great   black 

piles   of   coal   hung   high   and   gloomy�察  �then   a   stray   sunbeam   brought   out 

their peacock colors�察�then came the fog again�察�driving hurriedly by�察�as if 

impatient   to   go   somewhere   and   enraged   at   the   obstacle。       It   seemed   to 

have a vast inorganic life of its own�察�a volition and a whim。 It drew itself 

across the horizon like a curtain�察�then advanced in trampling armies up the 

bay�察  �then   marched   in   masses   northward�察  �then   suddenly   grew   thin�察  �and 

showed great spaces of sunlight�察�then drifted across the low islands�察�like 

long tufts of wool�察�then rolled itself away toward the horizon�察�then closed 



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in again�察�pitiless and gray。 

     Suddenly   something   vast   towered   amid   the   mist   above   them。   It   was 

the French war´ship returned to her anchorage once more�察�and seeming in 

that dim atmosphere to be something spectral and strange that had taken 

form out of the elements。 The muzzles of great guns rose tier above tier�察�

along her side�察�great boats hung one above another�察�on successive pairs of 

davits�察�at her stern。      So high was her hull�察�that the topmost boat and the 

topmost gun appeared to be suspended in middle air�察�and yet this was but 

the   beginning   of   her   altitude。   Above   these   were   the   heavy   masts�察  �seen 

dimly   through   the   mist�察  �between   these   were   spread   eight   dark   lines   of 

sailors' clothes�察�which�察�with the massive yards above�察�looked like part of 

some ponderous framework built to reach the sky。 This prolongation of the 

whole dark mass toward the heavens had a portentous look to those who 

gazed from below�察�and when the denser fog sometimes furled itself away 

from   the    topgallant    masts�察   �hitherto   invisible�察  �and   showed     them    rising 

loftier   yet�察  �and   the   tricolor   at   the   mizzen´mast´head   looking   down   as   if 

from the zenith�察�then they all seemed to appertain to something of more 

than human workmanship�察�a hundred wild tales of phantom vessels came 

up   to   the   imagination�察  �and   it   was   as   if   that   one   gigantic   structure   were 

expanding to fill all space from sky to sea。 

     They  were   swept   past   it�察  �the   fog   closed   in�察  �it   was   necessary  to   land 

near    the   Fort�察  �and   proceed     on   foot。  They    walked     across    the   rough 

peninsula�察�while the mist began to disperse again�察�and they were buoyant 

with expectation。 As they toiled onward�察�the fog suddenly met them at the 

turn of a lane where it had awaited them�察�like an enemy。 As they passed 

into those gray and impalpable arms�察�the whole world changed again。 

     They walked toward the sound of the sea。               As they approached it�察�the 

dull    hue   that  lay  upon    it  resembled     that  of  the   leaden   sky。   The   two 

elements could hardly be distinguished except as the white outlines of the 

successive breakers were lifted through the fog。 The lines of surf appeared 

constantly  to   multiply  upon   the   beach�察 �and   yet�察  �on   counting   them�察  �there 

were never any more。 Sometimes�察�in the distance�察�masses of foam rose up 

like a wall where the horizon ought to be�察�and�察�as the coming waves took 



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form   out   of   the   unseen�察  �it   seemed   as   if   no   phantom   were   too   vast   or 

shapeless to come rolling in upon their dusky shoulders。 

     Presently a frail gleam of something like the ghost of dead sunshine 

made   them   look   toward   the   west。      Above   the   dim   roofs   of   Castle   Hill 

mansion´house�察�the sinking sun showed luridly through two rifts of cloud�察�

and then the swift motion of the nearer vapor veiled both sun and cloud�察�

and banished them into almost equal remoteness。 

     Leaving   the   beach   on   their   right�察  �and   passing   the   high   rocks   of   the 

Pirate's Cave�察�they presently descended to the water's edge once more。 
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