Титаник
Chapter 2
Thistimeourtravellerstopsshortoftheboat-deck,andbeginstoexplorethefarvasterBdeckwhich,shelteredthroughoutitsgreatlengthbytheboat-deckabove,andfreefromallimpediments,extendslikeavastwhiteroadwayoneithersideofthecentraldeck.Herethebusydeckstewardsarearrangingchairsintheplacesthatwillbeoccupiedbythemthroughoutthevoyage.Here,asontheparadeofafashionablepark,peoplearetakingtheirwalksintheafternoonsunshine.
Fromthestaircaseforwardthedeckhousesaredevotedtoapartmentswhicharestillbyforceofhabitcalledcabins,butwhichhavenothinginfacttodistinguishthemfromthemostluxurioushabitationsashore,exceptthatnodusteverentersthemandthattheairisalwaysfreshfromtheopenspacesofthesea.Theyarenotforthesolitarytraveller;butourfriendperhapsiscuriousandpeepsinthroughanuncurtainedwindow.Thereisacompletehabitationwithbed-rooms,sitting-room,bath-roomandservice-roomcomplete.Theybreatheanatmosphereofmorethanmechanicalluxury,morethanmaterialpleasures.Twinbedsteads,perfectexamplesofEmpireorLouisSeize,symbolizetheromancetowhichthemostextravagantluxuryintheworldisbutaminister.Insteadofportstherearewindowswindowsthatlookstraightoutontothebluesea,asmightthewindowsofacastleonacliff.Insteadofstovesorradiatorsthereareopengrates,wherefiresofsea-coalareburningbrightly
