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voice   was   heard   hailing�察  �and   their   voices   were   heard   answering�察  �I   was 

aware�察�through all the noises of the ship and sea�察�and all the crying of the 

passengers below�察�that there was a pause。 ;Are you ready�察�Rames�拭─ �Ay�察�

ay�察  �sir� ─�Then   light   up�察  �for   God's   sake� ─  �In   a   moment   he   and   another 

were   burning   blue´lights�察  �and   the   ship   and   all   on   board   seemed   to   be 

enclosed in a mist of light�察�under a great black dome。 

     The   light   shone   up   so   high   that   I   could   see   the   huge   Iceberg   upon 

which we had struck�察�cloven at the top and down the middle�察�exactly like 



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Penrith Church in my dream。 At the same moment I could see the watch 

last relieved�察�crowding up and down on deck�察�I could see Mrs。 Atherfield 

and   Miss   Coleshaw   thrown   about   on   the   top   of   the   companion   as   they 

struggled to bring the child up from below�察�I could see that the masts were 

going with the shock and the beating of the ship�察�I could see the frightful 

breach stove in on the starboard side�察�half the length of the vessel�察�and the 

sheathing and timbers spirting up�察�I could see that the Cutter was disabled�察�

in a wreck of broken fragments�察�and I could see every eye turned upon me。 

It is my belief that if there had been ten thousand eyes there�察�I should have 

seen them all�察�with their different looks。 And all this in a moment。 But you 

must consider what a moment。 

     I   saw   the   men�察  �as   they   looked   at   me�察  �fall   towards   their   appointed 

stations�察�like good men and true。 If she had not righted�察�they could have 

done very little there or anywhere but dienot that it is little for a man to 

die    at  his   postI   mean     they   could    have    done    nothing    to   save   the 

passengers   and   themselves。   Happily�察  �however�察  �the   violence   of   the   shock 

with    which     we   had   so   determinedly      borne    down    direct   on   that  fatal 

Iceberg�察�as if it had been our destination instead of our destruction�察�had so 

smashed   and   pounded   the   ship   that   she   got   off   in   this   same   instant   and 

righted。 I did not want the carpenter to tell me she was filling and going 

down�察�I could see and hear that。 I gave Rames the word to lower the Long´ 

boat and the Surf´boat�察�and I myself told off the men for each duty。 Not 

one    hung    back�察   �or  came    before    the   other。  I  now    whispered      to  John 

Steadiman�察 �John�察�I stand at the gangway here�察�to see every soul on board 

safe over the side。 You shall have the next post of honour�察�and shall be the 

last   but   one   to   leave   the   ship。   Bring   up   the   passengers�察  �and   range   them 

behind me�察�and put what provision and water you can got at�察�in the boats。 

Cast your eye for'ard�察�John�察�and you'll see you have not a moment to lose。; 

My noble fellows got the boats over the side as orderly as I ever saw boats 

lowered with any sea running�察�and�察�when they were launched�察�two or three 

of   the   nearest   men   in   them   as   they   held   on�察  �rising   and   falling   with   the 

swell�察�called out�察�looking up at me�察 �Captain Ravender�察�if anything goes 

wrong with us�察�and you are saved�察�remember we stood by you� ─�We'll all 

stand by one another ashore�察�yet�察�please God�察�my lads� ─�says I。 ;Hold on 



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bravely�察�and be tender with the women。; 

     The   women   were   an   example   to   us。   They   trembled   very   much�察  �but 

they were quiet and perfectly collected。 ;Kiss me�察�Captain Ravender�察─�says 

Mrs。   Atherfield�察   �and   God   in   heaven   bless   you�察  �you   good   man� ─   �My 

dear�察─�says I�察 �those words are better for me than a life´boat。; I held her 

child   in   my  arms   till   she   was in the   boat�察  �and then kissed   the   child   and 

handed her safe down。 I now said to the people in her�察 �You have got your 

freight�察�my lads�察�all but me�察�and I am not coming yet awhile。 Pull away 

from the ship�察�and keep off� ─�

     That   was   the   Long´boat。   Old   Mr。   Rarx   was   one   of   her   complement�察�

and he was the only passenger who had greatly misbehaved since the ship 

struck。 Others had been a little wild�察�which was not to be wondered at�察�and 

not   very  blamable�察  �but�察  �he   had   made   a   lamentation   and   uproar   which   it 

was   dangerous   for   the   people   to   hear�察  �as   there   is   always   contagion   in 

weakness and selfishness。 His incessant cry had been that he must not be 

separated from the child�察�that he couldn't see the child�察�and that he and the 

child must go together。 He had even tried to wrest the child out of my arms�察�

that he might keep her in his。 ;Mr。 Rarx�察─�said I to him when it came to 

that�察 �I have a loaded pistol in my pocket�察�and if you don't stand out of the 

gang´ way�察�and keep perfectly quiet�察�I shall shoot you through the heart�察�if 

you have   got one。;   Says   he�察 �You   won't do   murder�察 �Captain   Ravender� ─�

;No�察�sir�察─�says I�察 �I won't murder forty´four people to humour you�察�but I'll 

shoot   you   to   save   them。; After   that   he   was   quiet�察  �and   stood   shivering   a 

little way off�察�until I named him to go over the side。 

     The   Long´boat   being   cast   off�察  �the   Surf´boat   was   soon   filled。   There 

only remained aboard the Golden Mary�察�John Mullion the man who had 

kept   on   burning   the   blue´lights   ��and   who   had   lighted   every   new   one   at 

every   old   one   before   it   went   out�察  �as   quietly   as   if   he   had  been   at   an 

illumination���察  �John   Steadiman�察  �and   myself。   I   hurried   those   two   into   the 

Surf´boat�察  �called   to   them   to   keep   off�察  �and   waited   with   a   grateful   and 

relieved heart for the Long´boat to come and take me in�察�if she could。 I 

looked at my watch�察�and it showed me�察�by the blue´light�察�ten minutes past 

two。 They lost no time。 As soon as she was near enough�察�I swung myself 

into her�察�and called to the men�察 �With a will�察�lads� �She's reeling� ─�We were 



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not an inch too far out of the inner vortex of her going down�察�when�察�by the 

blue´light which John Mullion still burnt in the bow of the Surf´boat�察�we 

saw her lurch�察�and plunge to the bottom head´foremost。 The child cried�察�

weeping wildly�察 �O the dear Golden Mary� �O look at her� �Save her� �Save 

the poor Golden Mary� ─�And then the light burnt out�察�and the black dome 

seemed to come down upon us。 

     I suppose if we had all stood a´top of a mountain�察�and seen the whole 

remainder of the world sink away from under us�察�we could hardly have felt 

more shocked and solitary than we did when we knew we were alone on 

the wide ocean�察�and that the beautiful ship in which most of us had been 

securely asleep within half an hour was gone for ever。 There was an awful 

silence in our boat�察�and such a kind of palsy on the rowers and the man at 

the   rudder�察  �that   I   felt   they   were   scarcely   keeping   her   before   the   sea。   I 

spoke   out   then�察  �and   said�察   �Let   every   one   here   thank   the   Lord   for   our 

preservation� ─�All   the voices   answered   ��even  the  child's���察  �We  thank the 

Lord� ─�I then said the Lord's Prayer�察�and all hands said it after me with a 

solemn   murmuring。 Then   I   gave   the   word   ;Cheerily�察  �O   men�察  �Cheerily� ─�

and   I   felt   that   they   were   handling   the   boat   again   as   a   boat   ought   to   be 

handled。 

     The   Surf´boat   now   burnt   another   blue´light   to   show   us   where   they 

were�察�and we made for her�察�and laid ourselves as nearly alongside of her as 

we dared。 I had always kept my boats with a coil or two of good stout stuff 

in each of them�察�so both boats had a rope at hand。 We made a shift�察�with 

much labour and trouble�察�to got near enough to one another to divide the 

blue´lights ��they were no use after that night�察�for the sea´water soon got at 

them���察  �and   to   get   a   tow´rope   out   between   us。   All   night   long   we   kept 

together�察�sometimes obliged to cast off the rope�察�and sometimes getting it 

out again�察�and all of us wearying for the morningwhich appeared so long 

in coming that old Mr。 Rarx screamed out�察�in spite of his fears of me�察 �The 

world is drawing to an end�察�and the sun will never rise any more� ─�

     When the  day  broke�察 �I found   that   we  were all huddled together  in   a 

miserable      manner。    We    were   deep    in  the  water�察   �being�察  �as  I  found    on 

mustering�察�thirty´one in number�察�or at least six too many。 In the Surf´boat 

they were fourteen in number�察�being at least four too many。 The first thing 



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I did�察�was to get myself passed to the rudderwhich I took from that time´ 

´and to get Mrs。 Atherfield�察�her child�察�and Miss Coleshaw�察�passed on to sit 

next me。 As to old Mr。 Rarx�察�I put him in the bow�察�as far from us as I could。 

And I put some of the best men near us in order that if I should drop there 

might be a skilful hand ready to take the helm。 

     The   sea   moderating   as   the   sun   came   up�察  �though   the   sky  was   cloudy 

and wild�察�we spoke the other boat�察�to know what stores they had�察�and to 

overhaul what we had。 I had a compass in my pocket�察�a small telescope�察�a 

double´barrelled pistol�察�a knife�察�and a fire´box and matches。 Most of my 

men had knives�察�and some had a little tobacco�此�some�察�a pipe as well。 We 

had a mug among us�察�a

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