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of   a   sailor。   He   is   seated   on   a   chest�察  �with   a   piece   of   cord   in   his   hand�察�

looking out idly at the sea。 On the rough carpenter's table near him lies a 

strange object to be left in such a placea woman's veil。 

     What is the vessel lying at anchor in the offing�拭�

     The vessel is the _Amazon_dispatched from England to receive the 

surviving officers and men of the Arctic Expedition。 The meeting has been 

successfully  effected�察  �on   the   shores   of   North America�察  �three   days   since。 

But the homeward voyage has been delayed by a storm which has driven 

the ship out of her course。 Taking advantage�察�on the third day�察�of the first 

returning   calm�察  �the   commander   of   the   _Amazon_   has   anchored   off   the 

coast   of   Newfoundland�察  �and   has   sent   ashore   to   increase   his   supplies   of 

water before he sails for England。 The weary passengers have landed for a 

few   hours�察  �to   refresh   themselves   after   the   discomforts   of   the   tempest。 

Among them are the two ladies。 The veil left on the table in the boat´house 

is Clara's veil。 

     And who is the man si tting on the chest�察�with the cord in his hand�察�

looking   out   idly   at   the   sea�拭  �The   man   is   the   only   cheerful   person   in   the 

ship's company。 In other wordsJohn Want。 

     Still   reposing    on   the   chest�察  �our   friend�察  �who    never    grumbles�察    �is 

surprised by the sudden appearance of a sailor at the boat´house door。 



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     ;Look     sharp    with   your   work    there�察  �John    Want� ─   �says   the   sailor。 

;Lieutenant Crayford is just coming in to look after you。; 

     With   this   warning   the   messenger   disappears   again。   John   Want   rises 

with a groan�察�turns the chest up on one end�察�and begins to fasten the cord 

round it。 The ship's cook is not a man to look back on his rescue with the 

feeling    of  unmitigated      satisfaction   which    animates     his  companions      in 

trouble。   On   the   contrary�察  �he   is   ungratefully  disposed   to   regret   the   North 

Pole。 

     ;If I had only known;thus runs the   train of thought in the mind   of 

John Want;if I had only known�察�before I was rescued�察�that I was to be 

brought to this place�察�I believe I should have preferred staying at the North 

Pole。 I was very happy keeping up everybody's spirits at the North Pole。 

Taking one thing with another�察�I think I must have been very comfortable 

at the North Poleif I had only known it。 Another man in my place might 

be inclined to say that this Newfoundland boat´house was rather a sloppy�察�

slimy�察�draughty�察�fishy sort of a habitation to take shelter in。 Another man 

might   object   to   perpetual   Newfoundland   fogs�察  �perpetual   Newfoundland 

cod´fish�察�and perpetual Newfoundland dogs。 We had some very nice bears 

at the North Pole。 Never mind� �it's all one to me_I_ don't grumble。; 

     ;Have you done cording that box�拭─�

     This time the voice is a voice of authoritythe man at the doorway is 

Lieutenant   Crayford   himself。   John   Want   answers   his   officer   in   his   own 

cheerful way。 

     ;I've   done    it  as  well  as  I  can�察 �sirbut   the  damp     of  this  place   is 

beginning   to   tell   upon   our   very   ropes。   I   say   nothing   about   our   lungsI 

only say our ropes。; 

     Crayford answers sharply。 He seems to have lost his former relish for 

the humor of John Want。 

     ;Pooh� �To look at your wry face�察�one would think that our rescue from 

the Arctic   regions   was   a   downright   misfortune。   You   deserve   to   be   sent 

back again。; 

     ;I could be just as cheerful as ever�察�sir�察�if I _was_ sent back again�察�I 

hope I'm thankful�察�but I don't like to hear the North Pole run down in such 



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a fishy place as this。 It was very clean and snowy at the North Poleand 

it's very damp and sandy here。 Do you never miss your bone´soup�察�sir�拭�_I_ 

do。 It mightn't have been strong�察�but it was very hot�察�and the cold seemed 

to give it a kind of a meaty flavor as it went down。 Was it you that was a´ 

coughing so long last night�察�sir�拭�I don't presume to say anything against 

the air of these latitudes�察�but I should be glad to know it wasn't you that 

was   a´coughing   so   hollow。 Would   you   be   so  obliging   as   just   to   feel   the 

state of these ropes with the ends of your fingers�察�sir�拭�You can dry them 

afterward on the back of my jacket。; 

     ;You ought to have a stick laid on the back of your jacket。 Take that 

box down to the boat directly。 You croaking vagabond� �You would have 

grumbled in the Garden of Eden。; 

     The   philosopher   of   the   Expedition   was   not   a   man   to   be   silenced   by 

referring   him   to   the   Garden   of   Eden。   Paradise   itself   was   not   perfect   to 

John Want。 

     ;I hope I could be cheerful anywhere�察�sir�察─�said the ship's cook。 ;But 

you   mark   my   wordsthere   must   have   been   a   deal   of   troublesome   work 

with the flower´beds in the Garden of Eden。; 

     Having   entered   that   unanswerable protest�察 �John Want shouldered   the 

box�察�and drifted drearily out of the boat´house。 

     Left by himself�察�Crayford looked at his watch�察�and called to a sailor 

outside。 

     ;Where are the ladies�拭─�he asked。 

     ;Mrs。 Crayford is coming this way�察�sir。 She was just behind you when 

you came in。; 

     ;Is Miss Burnham with her�拭─�

     ;No�察�sir�察�Miss Burnham is down on the beach with the passengers。 I 

heard the young lady asking after you�察�sir。; 

     ;Asking after   me�拭─  �Crayford   considered with   himself   as he   repeated 

the words。 He added�察�in lower and graver tones�察 �You had better tell Miss 

Burnham you have seen me here。; 

     The   man   made   his   salute   and   went   out。   Crayford   took   a   turn   in   the 

boat´house。 



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     Rescued from  death in   the Arctic   wastes�察�and   reunited to   a   beautiful 

wife�察   �the   lieutenant    looked�察   �nevertheless�察    �unaccountably       anxious    and 

depressed。 What could he be thinking of�拭�He was thinking of Clara。 

     On   the   first   day   when   the   rescued   men   were   received   on   board   the 

_Amazon_�察�Clara had embarrassed and distressed�察�not Crayford only�察�but 

the other officers of the Expedition as well�察�by the manner in which she 

questioned them on the subject of Francis Aldersley and Richard Wardour。 

She had shown no signs of dismay or despair when she heard that no news 

had been received of the two missing men。 She had even smiled sadly to 

herself�察�when Crayford ��out of compassionate regard for her�� declared that 

he   and   his   comrades   had   not   given   up   the   hope   of   seeing   Frank   and 

Wardour   yet。   It   was   only   when   the   lieutenant   had   expressed   himself   in 

those   terms   and   when   it   was   hoped   that   the   painful   subject   had   been 

dismissedthat   Clara   had   startled   every   one   present   by   announcing   that 

she had something still to say in relation to Frank and Wardour�察�which had 

not been said yet。 Though she spoke guardedly�察�her next words revealed 

suspicions   of   foul   play   lurking   in   her   mindexactly   reflecting   similar 

suspicions lurking in Crayford's mindwhich so distressed the lieutenant�察�

and    so   surprised    his  comrades�察    �as  to   render   them    quite   incapable    of 

answering her。 The warnings of the storm which shortly afterward broke 

over the vessel were then visible in sea and sky。 Crayford made them his 

excuse for abruptly leaving the cabin in which the conversation had taken 

place。 His brother officers�察�profiting by his example�察�pleaded their duties 

on deck�察�and followed him out。 

     On    the   next   day�察  �and    the  next�察  �the   tempest    still  ragedand     the 

passengers   were   not   able   to   leave   their   state´rooms。   But   now�察  �when   the 

weather had moderated and the ship had anchorednow�察�when officers and 

passengers alike were on shore�察�with leisure time at their disposalClara 

had opportunities of returning to the subject of the lost men�察�and of asking 

questions in relation to them which would make it impossible for Crayford 

to   plead   an   excuse   for   not   answering   her。   How   was   he   to   meet   those 

questions�拭�How could he still keep her in ignorance of the truth�拭�

     These  were   the  reflections   which   now   troubled   Crayford�察  �and   which 



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presented him�察�after his rescue�察�in the strangely inappropriate character of 

a   depressed     and   anxious    man。    His   brother   officers�察  �as  he  well   knew�察�

looked to him to take the chief responsibility。 If he declined to accept it�察�he 

would      instantly   confirm     the  horrible    suspicion    in  Clara's    mind。    The 

emergency       must    be  met�察   �but  how    to  meet    itat  once   honorably     and 

mercifullywas more than Crayford could tell。 He was still lost in his own 

gloomy thoughts when his wife entered the boat´house。 Turning to look at 

her�察�he saw his own perturbations and anxieties plainly reflected in Mrs。 

Crayford's face。 

     ;Have   you   seen   anything   of   Clara�拭─  �he   asked。   ;Is   she   still   on   the 

beach�拭─�

     ;She   is   following   me   to   this   place�察─  �Mrs。   Crayford   replied。   ;I   have 

been speaking to her this morning。 She i

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