Титаник
Chapter 6
Ofthiswemaybeassureasoftheexistenceoftheship:thattherewereonboardtheTitanicpeoplewatchingtheslipofmoonsettingearlyonthoseAprilnightsforwhomtimeandtheworldwerequitearrestedintheircourse,andforwhomthewholeshipandherteemingactivitieswerebutframeandsettingfortheperfectmomentoftheirlives;forwhomthethrongingmultitudesoftheirfellowpassengerswerebutablurredbackgroundagainstwhichthecolouroftheirjoystoodsharpandclear.Thefieldsoffoam-fleckedblue,sunlitorcloud-shadowedbyday;thestarlightonthewaters;theslowandscarcelyperceptibleswingingoftheship’srailagainstthevioletandspangledsky;thelowmurmurofvoices,theliquidnotesofviolins,thetramplingtuneoftheenginestohowmanyothershavenotthesebeenthepropertiesofamagicworld;forhowmanyothers,aslongasmencontinuetogoinshipsuponthesea,willtheynotbethesymbolsofajoythatisasoldastime,andthatisfoundtobenewbyeverygeneration!Forthisalsoisoneofthegiftsofthesea,andoneoftheterritoriesthroughwhichthelongroadpasses.
