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The Wreck of the “Macquarie”

           Thesailorsdoubtlesssawthatthepassengersweredeterminedtoholdtheirown,foraftersomeattemptsatpillage,theydisappearedtotheirownquarters.JohnManglesthoughtnomoreofthesedrunkenrascals,andwaitedimpatientlyforthedawn.Theshipwasnowquitemotionless.Theseabecamegraduallycalmer.Thewindfell.Thehullwouldbesafeforsomehoursyet.AtdaybreakJohnexaminedthelanding-place;theyawl,whichwasnowtheironlyboat,wouldcarrythecrewandthepassengers.Itwouldhavetomakethreetripsatleast,asitcouldonlyholdfour.

           Ashewasleaningontheskylight,thinkingoverthesituationofaffairs,JohnManglescouldheartheroaringofthesurf.Hetriedtopiercethedarkness.Hewonderedhowfaritwastothelandtheylongedfornolessthandreaded.Areefsometimesextendsformilesalongthecoast.Couldtheirfragileboatholdoutonalongtrip?

           WhileJohnwasthusruminatingandlongingforalittlelightfromthemurkysky,theladies,relyingonhim,sleptintheirlittleberths.Thestationaryattitudeofthebriginsuredthemsomehoursofrepose.Glenarvan,John,andtheircompanions,nolongerdisturbedbythenoiseofthecrewwhowerenowwrappedinadrunkensleep,alsorefreshedthemselvesbyashortnap,andaprofoundsilencereignedonboardtheship,herselfslumberingpeacefullyonherbedofsand.

           Towardfouro’clockthefirstpeepofdawnappearedintheeast.Thecloudsweredimlydefinedbythepalelightofthedawn.Johnreturnedtothedeck.Thehorizonwasveiledwithacurtainoffog.

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