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Chapter 40

           Itwaslockedoutside!—Iwasaprisoner!Myindignationatthisdiscoveryexceededeveryotherfeeling,andbeatingwithbothhandsonthewoodenpanels,Icalled,Ishouted,Ithreatened,Iswore——allinvain!Throwndowntwicebythetopsy-turvylurchingoftheyacht,Istillkeptupadesperatehammeringandcalling,strivingtoraisemyvoiceabovethedistractingpandemoniumofnoisethatseemedtopossesstheshipfromendtoend,butalltonopurpose—andfinally,hoarseandexhausted,Istoppedandleanedagainsttheunyieldingdoortorecoverbreathandstrength.Thestormappearedtobeincreasinginforceandclamour—thelightningwaswell-nighincessant,andtheclatteringthunderfollowedeachflashsoinstantaneouslyastoleavenodoubtbutthatitwasimmediatelyaboveus.Ilistened—andpresentlyheardafrenziedcry—

           "Breakersahead!"Thiswasfollowedbypealsofdiscordantlaughter.Terrified,Istrainedmyearsforeverysound—andallatoncesome-onespoketomequiteclosely,asthoughtheverydarknessaroundmehadfoundatongue.

           "Breakersahead!Throughouttheworld,stormanddangeranddoom!DoomandDeath!—butafterwards—Life!"

           AcertainintonationinthesewordsfilledmewithsuchfrantichorrorthatIfellonmykneesinabjectmisery,andalmostprayedtotheGodIhadthroughallmylifedisbelievedinanddenied.

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