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apparition had been�察�even Harry felt a thrill of half´superstitious wonder�察�
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and listened half mechanically to a rough sailor's voice at his ear�此�
;God� �old Joe was right。 There's one wreck that is bound to make
many。 The light´ship has parted。;
;Drifting ashore�察─ �said Harry�察 �his accustomed clearness of head
coming back at a flash。 ;Where will she strike�拭─�
;Price's Neck�察─�said the sailor。
Harry turned to Philip and spoke to him�察 �shouting in his ear the
explanation。 Malbone's lips moved mechanically�察 �but he said nothing。
Passively�察�he let Harry take him by the arm�察�and lead him on。
Following the sailor�察 �they rounded a projecting point�察 �and found
themselves a little sheltered from the wind。 Not knowing the region�察�they
stumbled about among the rocks�察�and scarcely knew when they neared the
surf�察�except when a wave came swashing round their very feet。 Pausing at
the end of a cove�察�they stood beside their conductor�察�and their eyes�察�now
grown accustomed�察�could make out vaguely the outlines of the waves。
The throat of the cove was so shoal and narrow�察�and the mass of the
waves so great�察�that they reared their heads enormously�察�just outside�察�and
spending their strength there�察 �left a lower level within the cove。 Yet
sometimes a series of great billows would come straight on�察 �heading
directly for the entrance�察�and then the surface of the water within was seen
to swell suddenly upward as if by a terrible inward magic of its own�察�it
rose and rose�察�as if it would ingulf everything�察�then as rapidly sank�察�and
again presented a mere quiet vestibule before the excluded waves。
They saw in glimpses�察 �as the lightning flashed�察 �the shingly beach�察�
covered with a mass of creamy foam�察�all tremulous and fluctuating in the
wind�察�and this foam was constantly torn away by the gale in great shreds�察�
that whirled by them as if the very fragments of the ocean were fleeing
from it in terror�察�to take refuge in the less frightful element of air。
Still the wild waves reared their heads�察 �like savage�察 �crested animals�察�
now white�察�now black�察�looking in from the entrance of the cove。 And now
there silently drifted upon them something higher�察 �vaster�察 �darker than
themselves��the doomed vessel。 It was strange how slowly and steadily
she swept in��for her broken chain´cable dragged�察�as it afterwards proved�察�
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and kept her stern´on to the shore��and they could sometimes hear amid
the tumult a groan that seemed to come from the very heart of the earth�察�as
she painfully drew her keel over hidden reefs。 Over five of these ��as was
afterwards found�� she had already drifted�察�and she rose and fell more than
once on the high waves at the very mouth of the cove�察 �like a wild bird
hovering ere it pounces。
Then there came one of those great confluences of waves described
already�察 �which�察 �lifting her bodily upward�察 �higher and higher and higher�察�
suddenly rushed with her into the basin�察�filling it like an opened dry´dock�察�
crashing and roaring round the vessel and upon the rocks�察�then sweeping
out again and leaving her lodged�察�still stately and steady�察�at the centre of
the cove。
They could hear from the crew a mingled sound�察�that came as a shout
of excitement from some and a shriek of despair from others。 The vivid
lightning revealed for a moment those on shipboard to those on shore�察�and
blinding as it was�察�it lasted long enough to show figures gesticulating and
pointing。 The old sailor�察 �Mitchell�察 �tried to build a fire among the rocks
nearest the vessel�察�but it was impossible�察�because of the wind。 This was a
disappointment�察�for the light would have taken away half the danger�察�and
more than half the terror。 Though the cove was more quiet than the
ocean�察 �yet it was fearful enough�察 �even there。 The vessel might hold
together till morning�察�but who could tell�拭�It was almost certain that those
on board would try to land�察�and there was nothing to do but to await the
effort。 The men from the farmhouse had meanwhile come down with
ropes。
It was simply impossible to judge with any accuracy of the distance of
the ship。 One of these new´comers�察 �who declared that she was lodged
very near�察�went to a point of rocks�察�and shouted to those on board to heave
him a rope。 The tempest suppressed his voice�察�as it had put out the fire。
But perhaps the lightning had showed him to the dark figures on the stern�察�
for when the next flash came�察�they saw a rope flung�察�which fell short。 The
real distance was more than a hundred yards。
Then there was a long interval of darkness。 The moment the next
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flash came they saw a figure let down by a rope from the stern of the
vessel�察�while the hungry waves reared like wolves to seize it。 Everybody
crowded down to the nearest rocks�察�looking this way and that for a head to
appear。 They pressed eagerly in every direction where a bit of plank or a
barrel´head floated�察 �they fancied faint cries here and there�察 �and went
aimlessly to and fro。 A new effort�察�after half a dozen failures�察�sent a blaze
mounting up fitfully among the rocks�察�startling all with the sudden change
its blessed splendor made。 Then a shrill shout from one of the watchers
summoned all to a cleft in the cove�察�half shaded from the firelight�察�where
there came rolling in amidst the surf�察�more dead than alive�察�the body of a
man。 He was the young foreigner�察�John Lambert's boatman。 He bore still
around him the rope that was to save the rest。
How pale and eager their faces looked as they bent above him� �But the
eagerness was all gone from his�察 �and only the pallor left。 While the
fishermen got the tackle rigged�察 �such as it was�察 �to complete the
communication with the vessel�察�the young men worked upon the boatman�察�
and soon had him restored to consciousness。 He was able to explain that
the ship had been severely strained�察 �and that all on board believed she
would go to pieces before morning。 No one would risk being the first to
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