Титаник

           Therewasasyetnocallforheroism,because,amongthefirst-classpassengerscertainly,themajoritybelievedthatthesafestaswellasthemostcomfortableplacewastheship.Butitwaspainfulforhusbandsandwivestobeseparated,andthewivessentouttobravethediscomfortsoftheopenboatswhilethehusbandsremainedonthedryandcomfortableship.

           Thesteeragepeopleknewbetterandfearedmore.Lifehadnottaughtthem,asithadtaughtsomeofthosefirst-classpassengers,thattheworldwasanorganizationspeciallydesignedfortheircomfortandsecurity;theyhadnotcometobelievethatthecrudeanduglyandelementarycatastrophesoffatewouldnotattackthem.Onthecontrary,mostofthemknewdestinyasathingtofear,andmadehastetofleefromit.Manyofthem,moreover,hadbeensleepinglowdownintheforwardpartoftheship;theyhadheardstrangenoises,hadseenwaterwashingaboutwherenowatershouldbe,andtheywerefrightened.Therewas,however,nodiscriminationbetweenclassesinputtingthewomenintotheboats.Thewomanwithatatteredshawloverherhead,thewomanwithasablecoatoverhernightdress,thewomanclaspingababy,andthewomanclutchingapacketoftrinketshadallanequalchance;sidebysidetheywerehandedontotheharshanduncomfortablethwartsofthelifeboats;thewifeofthemillionairesatcheekbyjowlwithadustystokerandaRussianemigrant,andthespoiledwomanoftheworldfoundsomepoorforeigner’sbabythrownintoherlapastheboatwaslowered.