Титанік
Chapter 6
Buttherewerepeoplethereconspicuousforotherthingsthantheirwealth.TherewasWilliamT.Steadwho,withoutanywealthatall,hadinsomerespectschangedthethoughtandsocialdestiniesofEngland;therewasFrancisMillet,apainterwhohadattainedtoeminenceinAmericaandwhohadrecentlybeenheadoftheAmericanAcademyinRome;therewasaneminentmotorist,aneminentmasterofhounds,aneminentbaseballplayer,aneminentpoloist;andtherewasMajorArchibaldButt,thesatelliteandright-handmanofPresidents,whohadhadatypicalAmericancareerasnewspapercorrespondent,secretary,soldier,diplomatist,aide-de-camp,andnovelist.TherewasMr.Ismay,themostimportantmanontheship,forasheadoftheWhiteStarLinehewaspracticallyherowner.Hewasaccompanyingheronhermaidenvoyagewithnootherobjectthantofindoutwhereinshewasdefective,sothatheryoungersistermightexcelher.Hemaybesaidtohaveaccomplishedhispurpose;andofallthepeoplewhotookthisvoyageheisprobablytheonlyonewhosucceededinwhathesetouttodo.TherewasMr.Andrews,oneofthedesignersoftheTitanic,whohadcometoenjoythetriumphofhisgiantchild;andtherewereseveralothersalso,denizensofthatgreatforestofironinBelfastLough,whohadseenherandknownherwhenshewasacathedralbuildingwithinascaffolding,themostsolidandimmovablethingintheirworld.
