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Mina Murray’s Journal

           Iwentoverandread, "EdwardSpencelagh,mastermariner,murderedbypiratesoffthecoastofAndres,April,1854,age30." WhenIcamebackMr.Swaleswenton, 

           "Whobroughthimhome,Iwonder,tohaphimhere? MurderedoffthecoastofAndres! An’youconsatedhisbodylayunder! Why,IcouldnameyeadozenwhoseboneslieintheGreenlandseasabove," hepointednorthwards, "orwherethecurrantsmayhavedriftedthem. Therebethesteansaroundye. Yecan,withyouryoungeyes,readthesmallprintoftheliesfromhere. ThisBraithwaiteLowery,Iknewhisfather,lostintheLivelyoffGreenlandin‘20, orAndrewWoodhouse,drownedinthesameseasin1777,orJohnPaxton,drownedoffCapeFarewellayearlater,oroldJohnRawlings,whosegrandfathersailedwithme,drownedintheGulfofFinlandin‘50. DoyethinkthatallthesemenwillhavetomakearushtoWhitbywhenthetrumpetsounds? Ihavemeantherumsabootit!Itellyethatwhentheygotherethey’dbejommlin’andjostlin’oneanotherthatwaythatit‘udbelikeafightupontheiceintheolddays,whenwe’dbeatoneanotherfromdaylighttodark,an’tryin’totieupourcutsbytheauroraborealis." Thiswasevidentlylocalpleasantry,fortheoldmancackledoverit,andhiscroniesjoinedinwithgusto. 

           "But,"Isaid,"surelyyouarenotquitecorrect,foryoustartontheassumptionthatallthepoorpeople,ortheirspirits,willhavetotaketheirtombstoneswiththemontheDayofJudgment. Doyouthinkthatwillbereallynecessary?" 

           "Well,whatelsebetheytombstonesfor? Answermethat,miss!" 

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