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Admiralty�拭─�

     ;Certainly。 My father is in the Secretary's office�察�and two of the Lords 

of the Admiralty are friends of his。; 

     ;Excellent�      �Now     I   can   speak    out    plainly    with   little  fear   of 

disappointing you。 After what I have said�察�you will agree with me�察�that the 

only change in Miss Burnham's life which will be of any use to her is a 

change that will alter the present tone of her mind on the subject of Mr。 

Aldersley。 Place her in a position to discovernot by reference to her own 

distempered fancies and visions�察�but by reference to actual evidence and 

actual factwhether Mr。 Aldersley is�察�or is not�察�a living man�察�and there will 

be    an  end   of  the   hysterical   delusions    which     now    threaten   to  fatally 

undermine her health。 Even taking matters at their worsteven assuming 

that Mr。 Aldersley has died in the Arctic seasit will be less injurious to 

her to discover this positively�察�than to leave her mind to feed on its own 

morbid     superstitions    and   speculations�察    �for  weeks    and   weeks    together�察�

while the next news from the Expedition is on its way to England。 In one 

word�察�I want you to be in a position�察�before the week is out�察�to put Miss 

Burnham's present conviction to a practical test。 Suppose you could say to 

her�察�'We differ�察�my dear�察�about Mr。 Francis Aldersley。 You declare�察�without 

the shadow of a reason for it�察�that he is certainly dead�察�and�察�worse still�察�that 

he   has   died   by   the   act   of   one   of   his   brother   officers。   I   assert�察  �on   the 

authority of the newspaper�察�that nothing of the sort has happened�察�and that 

the chances are all in favor of his being still a living man。 What do you say 



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to crossing the Atlantic�察�and deciding which of us is rightyou or I��' Do 

you   think   Miss   Burnham  will   say  No   to   that�察  �Mrs。  Crayford�拭  �If   I   know 

anything   of   human   nature�察  �she   will   seize   the   opportunity   as   a   means   of 

converting you to a belief in the Second Sight。; 

     ;Good Heavens�察�doctor� �do you mean to tell me that we are to go to 

sea and meet the Arctic Expedition on its way home�拭─�

     ;Admirably guessed�察�Mrs。 Crayford� �That is exactly what I mean。; 

     ;But how is it to be done�拭─�

     ;I   will   tell   you   immediately。   I   mentioneddidn't   I��that   I  had   heard 

something on my road to this house。; 

     ;Yes ; 

     ;Well�察�I met an old friend at my own gate�察�who walked with me a part 

of the way here。 Last night my friend dined with the admiral at Portsmouth。 

Among the guests there was a member of the Ministry who had brought 

the news about the Expedition with him from London。 This gentleman told 

the    company       there   was    very   little  doubt     that  the   Admiralty      would 

immediately   send   out   a   steam´vessel�察  �to   meet   the   rescued   men   on   the 

shores   of   America�察  �and   bring   them   home。   Wait   a   little�察  �Mrs。   Crayford� �

Nobody  knows�察  �as   yet�察  �under   what   rules   and   regulations   the   vessel   will 

sail。 Under somewhat similar circumstances�察�privileged people have been 

received   as   passengers�察  �or   rather   as   guests�察  �in   her   majesty's   shipsand 

what has been conceded on former occasions may�察�by bare possibility�察�be 

conceded now。 I can say no more。 If you are not afraid of the voyage for 

yourself�察  �I   am   not   afraid   of   it   ��nay�察  �I   am   all   in   favor   of   it   on   medical 

grounds�� for my patient。 What do you say�拭�Will you write to your father�察�

and    ask   him    to  try  what    his   interest   will  do   with   his   friends   at  the 

Admiralty�拭─�

     Mrs。 Crayford rose excitedly to her feet。 

     ;Write� ─  �she   exclaimed。   ;I   will   do   better   than   write。   The   journey   to 

London   is   no   great   matterand   my   housekeeper   here   is   to   be   trusted   to 

take care of Clara in my absence。 I will see my father to´night� �He shall 

make good use of his interest at the Admiraltyyou may rely on that。 Oh�察�

my     dear   doctor�察   �what    a  prospect    it  is�  �My    husband�     �Clara�    �What     a 



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discovery you have madewhat a treasure you are� �How can I thank you�拭─�

     ;Compose yourself�察�my dear madam。 Don't make too sure of success。 

We may consider Miss Burnham's objections as disposed of beforehand。 

But suppose the Lords of the Admiralty say No�拭─�

     ;In   that   case�察  �I   shall   be   in   London�察  �doctor�察  �and   I   shall   go   to   them 

myself。 Lords are only men�察�and men are not in the habit of saying No to 

me。; 

     So they parted。 



    In a week from that day�察�her majesty's ship _Amazon_ sailed for North 

America。   Certain     privileged   persons�察  �specially   interested   in  the  Arctic 

voyagers�察�were permitted to occupy the empty state´rooms on board。 On 

the list of these favored guests of the ship were the names of two ladies 

Mrs。 Crayford and Miss Burnham。 



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                                Fourth Scene 



                                     The Boat´House。 



                                      Chapter 16。 



       Once more the open seathe sea whose waters break on the shores of 

Newfoundland�   �An   English   steamship   lies   at   anchor   in   the   offing。   The 

vessel is plainly visible through the open doorway of a large boat´house on 

the shoreone of the buildings attached to a fishing´station on the coast of 

the island。 

     The only person in the boat´house at this moment is a man in the dress 

of   a   sailor。   He   is   seated   on   a   chest�察  �with   a   piece   of   cord   in   his   hand�察�

looking out idly at the sea。 On the rough carpenter's table near him lies a 

strange object to be left in such a placea woman's veil。 

     What is the vessel lying at anchor in the offing�拭�

     The vessel is the _Amazon_dispatched from England to receive the 

surviving officers and men of the Arctic Expedition。 The meeting has been 

successfully  effected�察  �on   the   shores   of   North America�察  �three   days   since。 

But the homeward voyage has been delayed by a storm which has driven 

the ship out of her course。 Taking advantage�察�on the third day�察�of the first 

returning   calm�察  �the   commander   of   the   _Amazon_   has   anchored   off   the 

coast   of   Newfoundland�察  �and   has   sent   ashore   to   increase   his   supplies   of 

water before he sails for England。 The weary passengers have landed for a 

few   hours�察  �to   refresh   themselves   after   the   discomforts   of   the   tempest。 

Among them are the two ladies。 The veil left on the table in the boat´house 

is Clara's veil。 

     And who is the man si tting on the chest�察�with the cord in his hand�察�

looking   out   idly   at   the   sea�拭  �The   man   is   the   only   cheerful   person   in   the 

ship's company。 In other wordsJohn Want。 

     Still   reposing    on   the   chest�察  �our   friend�察  �who    never    grumbles�察    �is 

surprised by the sudden appearance of a sailor at the boat´house door。 



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     ;Look     sharp    with   your   work    there�察  �John    Want� ─   �says   the   sailor。 

;Lieutenant Crayford is just coming in to look after you。; 

     With   this   warning   the   messenger   disappears   again。   John   Want   rises 

with a groan�察�turns the chest up on one end�察�and begins to fasten the cord 

round it。 The ship's cook is not a man to look back on his rescue with the 

feeling    of  unmitigated      satisfaction   which    animates     his  companions      in 

trouble。   On   the   contrary�察  �he   is   ungratefully  disposed   to   regret   the   North 

Pole。 

     ;If I had only known;thus runs the   train of thought in the mind   of 

John Want;if I had only known�察�before I was rescued�察�that I was to be 

brought to this place�察�I believe I should have preferred staying at the North 

Pole。 I was very happy keeping up everybody's spirits at the North Pole。 

Taking one thing with another�察�I think I must have been very comfortable 

at the North Poleif I had only known it。 Another man in my place might 

be inclined to say that this Newfoundland boat´house was rather a sloppy�察�

slimy�察�draughty�察�fishy sort of a habitation to take shelter in。 Another man 

might   object   to   perpetual   Newfoundland   fogs�察  �perpetual   Newfoundland 

cod´fish�察�and perpetual Newfoundland dogs。 We had some very nice bears 

at the North Pol
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