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Chapter II. The Tide Of Death

           Evenourownlittlehillmaypresentlyprovetobeatemporaryislandamidaseaofdisaster.Butatthepresentrateofadvanceafewshorthourswillsubmergeusall."

           LordJohnRoxtonwipedhisbrow.

           "Whatbeatsme,"saidhe,"ishowyoucouldsittherelaughin’withthatstackoftelegramsunderyourhand.I’veseendeathasoftenasmostfolk,butuniversaldeath—it’sawful!"

           "Astothelaughter,"saidChallenger,"youwillbearinmindthat,likeyourselves,Ihavenotbeenexemptfromthestimulatingcerebraleffectsoftheethericpoison.Butastothehorrorwithwhichuniversaldeathappearstoinspireyou,Iwouldputittoyouthatitissomewhatexaggerated.Ifyouweresenttoseaaloneinanopenboattosomeunknowndestination,yourheartmightwellsinkwithinyou.Theisolation,theuncertainty,wouldoppressyou.Butifyourvoyageweremadeinagoodlyship,whichborewithinitallyourrelationsandyourfriends,youwouldfeelthat,howeveruncertainyourdestinationmightstillremain,youwouldatleasthaveonecommonandsimultaneousexperiencewhichwouldholdyoutotheendinthesameclosecommunion.Alonelydeathmaybeterrible,butauniversalone,aspainlessasthiswouldappeartobe,isnot,inmyjudgment,amatterforapprehension.Indeed,Icouldsympathizewiththepersonwhotooktheviewthatthehorrorlayintheideaofsurvivingwhenallthatislearned,famous,andexaltedhadpassedaway."

           "What,then,doyouproposetodo?"askedSummerlee,whohadforoncenoddedhisassenttothereasoningofhisbrotherscientist.

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