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submission�察�that I called out to him in an angry voice�察�unless he held his 

peace on   the   instant�察  �I   would   order   him  to   be   knocked   on   the   head   and 

thrown overboard。 He was mute then�察�until the child died�察�very peacefully�察�

an hour   afterwards�此�which   was known to all in the   boat by  the   mother's 

breaking out into lamentations for the first time since the wreckfor�察�she 

had great fortitude and constancy�察�though she was a little gentle woman。 



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Old Mr。 Rarx then became quite ungovernable�察�tearing what rags he had 

on him�察�raging in imprecations�察�and calling to me that if I had thrown the 

gold overboard ��always the gold with him�。� I might have saved the child。 

;And now�察─�says he�察�in a terrible voice�察 �we shall founder�察�and all go to the 

Devil�察�for our sins will sink us�察�when we have no innocent child to bear us 

up� ─  �We   so   discovered   with   amazement�察  �that   this   old   wretch   had   only 

cared for the life of the pretty little creature dear to all of us�察�because of 

the influence he superstitiously hoped she might have in preserving him� �

Altogether it was too much for the smith or armourer�察�who was sitting next 

the old man�察�to bear。 He took him by the throat and rolled him under the 

thwarts�察�where he lay still enough for hours afterwards。 

     All   that   thirteenth   night�察 �Miss   Coleshaw�察 �lying   across   my  knees   as   I 

kept    the  helm�察  �comforted     and   supported     the  poor   mother。    Her   child�察�

covered with a pea´jacket of mine�察�lay in her lap。 It troubled me all night 

to   think   that  there   was   no   Prayer´Book     among     us�察 �and   that  I  could 

remember but very few of the exact words of the burial service。 When I 

stood up at broad day�察�all knew what was going to be done�察�and I noticed 

that my poor fellows made the motion of uncovering their heads�察�though 

their heads had been stark bare to the sky and sea for many a weary hour。 

There was a long heavy swell on�察�but otherwise it was a fair morning�察�and 

there were broad fields of sunlight on the waves in the east。 I said no more 

than this�此 �I am the Resurrection and the Life�察�saith the Lord。 He raised the 

daughter of Jairus the ruler�察�and said she was not dead but slept。 He raised 

the widow's son。 He arose Himself�察�and was seen of many。 He loved little 

children�察�saying�察�Suffer them to come unto Me and rebuke them not�察�for of 

such is the kingdom of heaven。 In His name�察�my friends�察�and committed to 

His merciful goodness� ─�With those words I laid my rough face softly on 

the placid little forehead�察�and buried the Golden Lucy in the grave of the 

Golden Mary。 

     Having had it on my mind to relate the end of this dear little child�察�I 

have omitted something from its exact place�察�which I will supply here。 It 

will come quite as well here as anywhere else。 

     Foreseeing that if the boat lived through the stormy weather�察�the time 

must come�察�and soon come�察�when we should have absolutely no morsel to 



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eat�察  �I   had   one   momentous   point   often   in   my   thoughts。 Although   I   had�察�

years before that�察�fully satisfied myself that the instances in which human 

beings in the last distress have fed upon each other�察�are exceedingly few�察�

and have very seldom indeed ��if ever�� occurred when the people in distress�察�

however      dreadful    their   extremity�察   �have   been   accustomed       to  moderate 

forbearance  and   restraint�察  �I  say�察 �though   I had long   before  quite   satisfied 

my mind on this topic�察�I felt doubtful whether there might not have been in 

former   cases   some   harm   and   danger   from   keeping   it   out   of   sight   and 

pretending not to think of it。 I felt doubtful whether some minds�察�growing 

weak with   fasting and  exposure and   having such   a terrific idea to   dwell 

upon in secret�察�might not magnify it until it got to have an awful attraction 

about it。 This was not a new thought of mine�察�for it had grown out of my 

reading。 However�察�it came over me stronger than it had ever done before 

as it had reason for doing in the boat�察�and on the fourth day I decided 

that I would bring out into the light that unformed fear which must have 

been more or less darkly in every brain among us。 Therefore�察�as a means 

of beguiling the time and inspiring hope�察�I gave them the best summary in 

my power of Bligh's voyage of more than three thousand miles�察�in an open 

boat�察�after the Mutiny of the Bounty�察�and of the wonderful preservation of 

that   boat's   crew。    They    listened   throughout     with   great   interest�察  �and   I 

concluded by telling them�察�that�察�in my opinion�察�the happiest circumstance 

in the   whole   narrative   was�察 �that   Bligh�察  �who   was no   delicate   man   either�察�

had solemnly placed it on record therein that he was sure and certain that 

under no conceivable circumstances whatever would that emaciated party�察�

who had gone through all the pains of famine�察�have preyed on one another。 

I cannot describe the visible relief which this spread through the boat�察�and 

how the tears stood in every eye。 From that time I was as well convinced 

as Bligh himself that there was no danger�察�and that this phantom�察�at any 

rate�察�did not haunt us。 

     Now�察�it was a part of Bligh's experience that when the people in his 

boat were most cast down�察�nothing did them so much good as hearing a 

story  told   by  one   of   their   number。  When   I   mentioned   that�察  �I   saw  that   it 

struck   the   general   attention   as   much   as   it   did   my   own�察  �for   I   had   not 

thought of it until I came to it in my summary。 This was on the day after 



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Mrs。 Atherfield   first   sang   to   us。   I   proposed   that�察  �whenever   the   weather 

would   permit�察  �we   should   have   a   story   two   hours   after   dinner   ��I   always 

issued the allowance I have mentioned at one o'clock�察�and called it by that 

name���察 �as   well   as   our   song   at   sunset。 The  proposal   was   received   with   a 

cheerful satisfaction that warmed my heart within me�察�and I do not say too 

much when I say that those two periods in the four´and´twenty hours were 

expected   with   positive   pleasure�察  �and   were   really   enjoyed   by   all   hands。 

Spectres as we soon were in our bodily wasting�察�our imaginations did not 

perish like the gross flesh upon our bones。 Music and Adventure�察�two of 

the great gifts of Providence to mankind�察�could charm us long after that 

was lost。 

     The wind was almost always against us after the second day�察�and for 

many days together we could not nearly hold our own。 We had all varieties 

of bad weather。 We had rain�察�hail�察�snow�察�wind�察�mist�察�thunder and lightning。 

Still the boats lived through the heavy seas�察�and still we perishing people 

rose and fell with the great waves。 

     Sixteen      nights   and    fifteen   days�察  �twenty     nights   and    nineteen    days�察�

twenty´four        nights    and    twenty´three       days。    So    the    time    went     on。 

Disheartening as I knew that our progress�察�or want of progress�察�must be�察�I 

never deceived them as   to my calculations   of it。 In the   first place�察�I   felt 

that we were all too near eternity for deceit�察�in the second place�察�I knew 

that if I failed�察�or died�察�the man who followed me must have a knowledge 

of the true state of things to begin upon。 When I told them at noon�察�what I 

reckoned   we   had   made   or   lost�察  �they   generally  received   what   I   said   in   a 

tranquil   and   resigned   manner�察  �and   always   gratefully  towards   me。   It   was 

not   unusual   at   any   time   of   the   day   for   some   one   to   burst   out   weeping 

loudly   without   any   new   cause�察  �and�察  �when   the   burst   was   over�察  �to   calm 

down   a   little   better   than   before。   I   had   seen   exactly   the   same   thing   in   a 

house of mourning。 

     During the whole of this time�察�old Mr。 Rarx had had his fits of calling 

out to me to throw the gold ��always the gold�。� overboard�察�and of heaping 

violent reproaches upon me for not having saved the child�察�but now�察�the 

food   being   all   gone�察  �and   I   having   nothing   left   to   serve   out   but   a   bit   of 

coffee´berry   now        and   then�察  �he   began   to   be   too   weak    to   do  this�察 �and 



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consequently fell silent。 Mrs。 Atherfield and Miss Coleshaw generally lay�察�

each   with   an   arm   across   one   of   my   knees�察  �and   her   head   upon   it。   They 

never     complained       at  all。  Up    to  the   time    of  her   child's   death�察   �Mrs。 

Atherfield   had   bound   up   her   own   beautiful   hair   every   day�察  �and   I   took 

particular notice  that   this   was   always   before she  sang   her  song   at   night�察�

when   everyone   looked   at   her。   But   she   never   did   it   after   the   loss   of   her 

darling�察�and it would have been now all tangled with dirt and wet�察�but that 

Miss   Coleshaw   was   careful   of   it   long   after   she   was   herself�察  �and   would 

sometimes smooth it down with her weak thin hands。 

     We were past mustering a story now�察�but one day�察�at about this period�察�

I reverted to the superstition of old Mr。 Rarx�察�concerning the Golden Lucy�察�

and told   them  that nothing vanished   from the   eye   of   God�察 �though   much 

might   pass   away   from   the   eyes   of   men。   ;We   were   all   

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