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The Four Days which Follow

           

           DuringallthistimewhathadbecomeofCousinBenedict?

           CousinBenedictwasoccupiedinstudyingwithamagnifyingglassanarticulatewhichhehadatlastfoundonboardasimpleorthopter,whoseheaddisappearedundertheprothorax;aninsectwithflatelytrums,withroundabdomen,withratherlongwings,whichbelongedtothefamilyoftheroaches,andtothespeciesofAmericancockroaches.

           ItwasexactlywhileferretinginNegoro’skitchen,thathehadmadethatpreciousdiscovery,andatthemomentwhenthecookwasgoingtocrushthesaidinsectpitilessly.Thenceanger,which,indeed,Negorotooknonoticeof.

           ButthisCousinBenedict,didheknowwhatchangehadtakenplaceonboardsincethemomentwhenCaptainHullandhiscompanionshadcommencedthatfatalwhale-fishing?Yes,certainly.Hewasevenonthedeckwhenthe"Pilgrim"arrivedinsightoftheremainsofthewhale-boat.Theschooner’screwhadthenperishedbeforehiseyes.

           Topretendthatthiscatastrophehadnotaffectedhim,wouldbetoaccusehisheart.Thatpityforothersthatallpeoplefeel,hehadcertainlyexperiencedit.Hewasequallymovedbyhiscousin’ssituation.HehadcometopressMrs.Weldon’shand,asiftosaytoher:"Donotbeafraid.Iamhere.Iamlefttoyou."

           ThenCousinBenedicthadturnedtowardhiscabin,doubtlesssoastoreflectontheconsequencesofthisdisastrousevent,andontheenergeticmeasuresthathemusttake.

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