Chapter 28

           Thereisnoneedofgoingintoanextendedrecitalofoursufferinginthesmallboatduringthemanydaysweweredrivenanddrifted,hereandthere,willy-nilly,acrosstheocean.Thehighwindblewfromthenorth-westfortwenty-fourhours,whenitfellcalm,andinthenightsprangupfromthesouth-west.Thiswasdeadinourteeth,butItookinthesea-anchorandsetsail,haulingacourseonthewindwhichtookusinasouth-south-easterlydirection.Itwasanevenchoicebetweenthisandthewest-north-westerlycoursewhichthewindpermitted;butthewarmairsofthesouthfannedmydesireforawarmerseaandswayedmydecision.

           Inthreehoursitwasmidnight,Iwellremember,andasdarkasIhadeverseenitontheseathewind,stillblowingoutofthesouth-west,rosefuriously,andonceagainIwascompelledtosetthesea-anchor.

           Daybrokeandfoundmewan-eyedandtheoceanlashedwhite,theboatpitching,almostonend,toitsdrag.Wewereinimminentdangerofbeingswampedbythewhitecaps.Asitwas,sprayandspumecameaboardinsuchquantitiesthatIbailedwithoutcessation.Theblanketsweresoaking.EverythingwaswetexceptMaud,andshe,inoilskins,rubberboots,andsou’wester,wasdry,allbutherfaceandhandsandastraywispofhair.Sherelievedmeatthebailing-holefromtimetotime,andbravelyshethrewoutthewaterandfacedthestorm.Allthingsarerelative.Itwasnomorethanastiffblow,buttous,fightingforlifeinourfrailcraft,itwasindeedastorm.

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