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That's what he said�察�Crayford�察�word for word。; 

     ;Did you ask him to explain himself further�拭─�

     ;Not I� �I knew his value�察�and I took the poor devil on the spot�察�without 

pestering   him   with   any   more   questions。   No   need   to   ask   him   to   explain 

himself。 The facts speak for themselves in these cases。 The old story�察�my 

good friend� �There's a woman at the bottom of it�察�of course。; 

       Mrs。 Crayford�察�waiting for the return of her husband as patiently as 

she could�察  �was startled   by feeling   a   hand suddenly  laid on her shoulder。 

She    looked    round�察   �and   confronted    Clara。   Her   first  feeling   of  surprise 

changed instantly to alarm。 Clara was trembling from head to foot。 

     ;What is the matter�拭�What has frightened you�察�my dear�拭─�

     ;Lucy� �I _have_ heard of him� ─�

     ;Richard Wardour again�拭─�

     ;Remember        what    I   told  you。    I  have    heard   every    word    of   the 

conversation between Captain Helding and your husband。 A man came to 

the   captain   this   morning   and   volunteered   to   join   the   _Wanderer_。   The 

captain has taken him。 The man is Richard Wardour。; 



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     ;You   don't   mean   it�   �Are   you   sure�拭  �Did   you   hear   Captain   Helding 

mention his name�拭─�

     ;No。; 

     ;Then how do you know it's Richard Wardour�拭─�

     ;Don't ask me� �I am as certain of it�察�as that I am standing here� �They 

are   going   away   together�察  �Lucyaway   to   the   eternal   ice   and   snow。   My 

foreboding has come true� �The two will meetthe man who is to marry me 

and the man whose heart I have broken� ─�

     ;Your foreboding has _not_ come true�察�Clara� �The men have not met 

herethe   men   are   not   likely   to   meet   elsewhere。   They   are   appointed   to 

separate   ships。   Frank    belongs   to  the  _Sea´mew_�察  �and      Wardour     to  the 

_Wanderer_。 See� �Captain Helding has done。 My husband is coming this 

way。 Let me make sure。 Let me speak to him。; 

     Lieutenant Crayford returned to his wife。 She spoke to him instantly。 

     ;William� �you have got a new volunteer who joins the _Wanderer_�拭─�

     ;What� �you have been listening to the captain and me�拭─�

     ;I want to know his name�拭─�

     ;How   in   the   world   did   you   manage   to   hear   what   we   said   to   each 

other�拭─�

     ;His name�拭�has the captain given you his name�拭─�

     ;Don't   excite   yourself�察  �my   dear。   Look�   �you   are   positively   alarming 

Miss Burnham。 The new volunteer is a perfect stranger to us。 There is his 

namelast on the ship's list。; 

     Mrs。 Crayford snatched the list out of her husband's hand�察�and read the 

name�此�

     ;RICHARD WARDOUR。; 



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                               Second Scene。 



                               The Hut of the _Sea´mew_。 



                                       Chapter 6。 



       Good´by to England� �Good´by to inhabited and civilized regions of 

the earth� �

     Two   years   have   passed   since   the   voyagers   sailed   from   their   native 

shores。   The   enterprise   has   failedthe   Arctic   expedition   is   lost   and   ice´ 

locked in the Polar wastes。 The good ships _Wanderer_ and _Sea´mew_�察�

entombed in ice�察�will never ride the buoyant waters more。 Stripped of their 

lighter timbers�察�both vessels have been used for the construction of huts�察�

erected on the nearest land。 

     The   largest   of   the   two   buildings   which   now   shelter   the   lost   men   is 

occupied   by  the   surviving   officers   and   crew   of   the   _Sea´mew_。   On   one 

side of the principal room are the sleeping berths and the fire´place。 The 

other side discloses a broad doorway ��closed by a canvas screen���察�which 

serves as a means of communication with an inner apartment�察�devoted to 

the superior officers。 A hammock is slung to the rough raftered roof of the 

main room�察�as an extra bed。 A man�察�completely hidden by his bedclothes�察�

is   sleeping   in  the   hammock。      By   the   fireside  there   is  a  second    man 

supposed   to   be   on   the   watchfast   asleep�察  �poor   wretch�   �at   the   present 

moment。 Behind the sleeper stands an old cask�察�which serves for a table。 

The     objects   at  present    on  the   table   are�察 �a  pestle   and   mortar�察  �and    a 

saucepanful of the dry bones of animalsin plain words�察�the dinner for the 

day。   By   way   of   ornament   to   the   dull   brown   walls�察  �icicles   appear   in   the 

crevices of the timber�察�gleaming at intervals in the red fire´light。 No wind 

whistles   outside   the   lonely   dwellingno   cry   of   bird   or   beast   is   heard。 

Indoors�察�and out´of´doors�察�the awful silence of the Polar desert reigns�察�for 

the moment�察�undisturbed。 



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                                      Chapter 7。 



       The first sound that broke the silence came from the inner apartment。 

An   officer   lifted  the   canvas   screen  in   the   hut   of   the   _Sea´mew_  and 

entered   the   main   room。  Cold   and privation   had badly  thinned   the   ranks。 

The commander of the shipCaptain Ebsworthwas dangerously ill。 The 

first lieutenant was dead。 An officer of the _Wanderer_ filled their places 

for the time�察�with Captain Helding's permission。 The officer so employed 

wasLieutenant Crayford。 

    He approached the man at the fireside�察�and awakened him。 

     ;Jump up�察�Bateson� �It's your turn to be relieved。; 

     The relief appeared�察�rising from a heap of old sails at the back of the 

hut。 Bateson vanished�察�yawning�察�to his bed。 Lieutenant Crayford walked 

backward      and   forward   briskly�察  �trying  what   exercise   would    do   toward 

warming his blood。 

     The pestle and mortar on the cask attracted his attention。 He stopped 

and looked up at the man in the hammock。 

     ;I must rouse the cook�察─�he said to himself�察�with a smile。 ;That fellow 

little thinks how useful he is in keeping up my spirits。 The most inveterate 

croaker and grumbler in the worldand yet�察�according to his own account�察�

the only cheerful man in the whole ship's company。 John Want� �John Want� �

Rouse up�察�there� ─�

    A head rose slowly out of the bedclothes�察�covered with a red night´cap。 

A  melancholy   nose   rested   itself   on   the   edge   of   the   hammock。 A  voice�察�

worthy  of   the nose�察 �expressed   its   opinion   of  the Arctic  climate�察 �in   these 

words�此�

     ;Lord� �Lord� �here's all my breath on my blanket。 Icicles�察�if you please�察�

sir�察�all round my mouth and all over my blanket。 Every time I have snored�察�

I've frozen something。 When a man gets the cold into him to that extent 

that he ices his own bed�察�it can't last much longer。 Never mind� �_I_ don't 

grumble。; 

     Crayford     tapped    the  saucepan     of   bones   impatiently。    John    Want 



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lowered himself to the floorgrumbling all the wayby a rope attached to 

the rafters at his bed head。 Instead of approaching his superior officer and 

his saucepan�察�he hobbled�察�shivering�察�to the fire´place�察�and held his chin as 

close as he possibly could over the fire。 Crayford looked after him。 

     ;Halloo� �what are you doing there�拭─�

     ;Thawing my beard�察�sir。; 

     ;Come here directly�察�and set to work on these bones。; 

    John   Want   remained   immovably   attached   to   the   fire´place�察  �holding 

something else over the fire。 Crayford began to lose his temper。 

     ;What the devil are you about now�拭─�

     ;Thawing my watch�察�sir。 It's been under my pillow all night�察�and the 

cold has stopped it。 Cheerful�察�wholesome�察�bracing sort of climate to live in�察�

isn't it�察�sir�拭�Never mind� �_I_ don't grumble。; 

     ;No�察  �we   all   know   that。   Look   here�   �Are   these   bones   pounded   small 

enough�拭─�

    John Want suddenly approached the lieutenant�察�and looked at him with 

an appearance of the deepest interest。 

     ;You'll excuse me�察�sir�察─�he said�察 �how very hollow your voice sounds 

this morning� ─�

     ;Never mind my voice。 The bones� �the bones� ─�

     ;Yes�察�sirthe bones。 They'll take a trifle more pounding。 I'll do my best 

with them�察�sir�察�for your sake。; 

     ;What do you mean�拭─�

    John Want shook his head�察�and looked at Crayford with a dreary smile。 

     ;I don't think I shall have the honor of making much more bone soup 

for you�察�sir。 Do you think yourself you'll last long�察�sir�拭�I don't�察�saving your 

presence。 I think about another week or ten days will do for us all。 Never 

mind� �_I_ don't grumble。; 

    He poured the bones into the mortar�察�and began to pound themunder 

protest。 At   the   same   moment   a   sailor   appeared�察  �entering   from   the   inner 

hut。 

     ;A message from Captain Ebsworth�察�sir。; 

     ;Well�拭─�



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     ;The captain is worse than ever with his freezing pains�察�sir。 He wants 

to see you immediately。; 

     ;I will go at once。 Rouse the doctor。; 

     Answering in those terms�察�Crayford returned to the inner hut�察�followed 

by the sailor。 John Want shook his head again�察�and smiled more drearily 

than ever。 

     ;Rouse the doctor�拭─�he repeated。 ;Suppose the doctor should be frozen�拭�

He hadn't a ha'porth of warmth in him last night�察�and his voice sounded 

like   a   whisper   in   a   speaking´trumpet。   Will   the   bones   do   now�拭  �Yes�察  �the 

bones will do 

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