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Chapter 19

           Andtherewasnoallayingathirstsogenerated.Tosuckmoreiceorsnowwasmerelytoaggravatetheinflammation.Morethananythingelse,IthinkitwasthisthatcausedthedeathofLishDickery.Hewasoutofhisheadandravingfortwenty-fourhoursbeforehedied.Hediedbabblingforwater,andyethedidnotdieforneedofwater.Iresistedasmuchaspossiblethetemptationtosuckice,contentingmyselfwithashredoftobaccoinmycheek,andmadeoutwithfaircomfort.

           Westrippedallclothingfromourdead.Starktheycameintotheworld,andstarktheypassedoutoverthesideofthelongboatanddownintothedarkfreezingocean.Lotswerecastfortheclothes.ThiswasbyCaptainNicholl’scommand,inordertopreventquarrelling.

           Itwasnotimeforthefolliesofsentiment.Therewasnotoneofuswhodidnotknowsecretsatisfactionattheoccurrenceofeachdeath.LuckiestofallwasIsraelStickneyincastinglots,sothatintheend,whenhepassed,hewasaveritabletreasuretroveofclothing.Itgaveanewleaseoflifetothesurvivors.

           Wecontinuedtoruntothenorth-eastbeforethefreshwesterlies,butourquestforwarmerweatherseemedvain.Everthesprayfrozeinthebottomoftheboat,andIstillchippedbeeranddrinkingwaterwithNorthrup’sknife.MyownknifeIreserved.Itwasofgoodsteel,withakeenedgeandstoutlyfashioned,andIdidnotcaretoperilitinsuchmanner.

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