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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