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Varna to Whitby

           On17July,yesterday,oneofthemen,Olgaren,cametomycabin,andinanawestruckwayconfidedtomethathethoughttherewasastrangemanaboardtheship. Hesaidthatinhiswatchhehadbeenshelteringbehindthedeckhouse,astherewasarainstorm,whenhesawatall,thinman,whowasnotlikeanyofthecrew,comeupthecompanionway,andgoalongthedeckforwardanddisappear. Hefollowedcautiously,butwhenhegottobowsfoundnoone,andthehatchwayswereallclosed. Hewasinapanicofsuperstitiousfear,andIamafraidthepanicmayspread. Toallayit,Ishalltodaysearchtheentireshipcarefullyfromstemtostern. 

           LaterinthedayIgottogetherthewholecrew,andtoldthem,astheyevidentlythoughttherewassomeoneintheship,wewouldsearchfromstemtostern. Firstmateangry,saiditwasfolly,andtoyieldtosuchfoolishideaswoulddemoralisethemen,saidhewouldengagetokeepthemoutoftroublewiththehandspike. Ilethimtakethehelm,whiletherestbeganathoroughsearch,allkeepingabreast,withlanterns. Weleftnocornerunsearched. Astherewereonlythebigwoodenboxes,therewerenooddcornerswhereamancouldhide. Menmuchrelievedwhensearchover,andwentbacktoworkcheerfully. Firstmatescowled,butsaidnothing. 

           22July. Roughweatherlastthreedays,andallhandsbusywithsails,notimetobefrightened. Menseemtohaveforgottentheirdread. Matecheerfulagain,andallongoodterms. Praisedmenforworkinbadweather. PassedGibraltarandoutthroughStraits. Allwell. 

           24July. Thereseemssomedoomoverthisship. Alreadyahandshort,andenteringtheBayofBiscaywithwildweatherahead,andyetlastnightanothermanlost,disappeared. Likethefirst,hecameoffhiswatchandwasnotseenagain. 

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