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and they all laughed。 

     Old Mr。 Rarx was not a pleasant man to look at�察�nor yet to talk to�察�or to 

be   with�察  �for   no   one   could   help   seeing   that   he   was   a   sordid   and   selfish 

character�察 �and   that   he   had   warped   further   and   further   out   of   the   straight 

with    time。   Not    but   what    he  was    on   his  best   behaviour      with   us�察 �as 

everybody was�察�for we had no bickering among us�察�for'ard or aft。 I only 

mean to say�察�he was not the man one would have chosen for a messmate。 

If choice there had been�察�one might even have gone a few points out of 

one's     course�察   �to  say�察   �No�    �Not    him� ─   �But�察   �there   was    one    curious 

inconsistency in Mr。 Rarx。 That was�察�that he took an astonishing interest in 

the child。 He looked�察�and I may add�察�he was�察�one of the last of men to care 

at all for a child�察�or to care much for any human creature。 Still�察�he went so 

far   as   to   be   habitually  uneasy�察 �if   the   child   was   long on   deck�察  �out   of   his 

sight。   He   was   always   afraid   of   her   falling   overboard�察  �or   falling   down   a 

hatchway�察  �or   of   a   block   or   what   not   coming   down   upon   her   from   the 

rigging in the working of the ship�察�or of her getting some hurt or other。 He 



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used to look at her and touch her�察�as if she was something precious to him。 

He was always solicitous about her not injuring her health�察�and constantly 

entreated   her   mother   to   be   careful   of   it。   This   was   so   much   the   more 

curious�察�because the child did not like him�察�but used to shrink away from 

him�察�and would not even put out her hand to him without coaxing from 

others。 I believe that every soul on board frequently noticed this�察�and not 

one   of   us   understood   it。   However�察  �it   was   such   a   plain   fact�察  �that   John 

Steadiman said more than once when old Mr。 Rarx was not within earshot�察�

that if the Golden Mary felt a tenderness for the dear old gentleman she 

carried in her lap�察�she must be bitterly jealous of the Golden Lucy。 

     Before   I   go   any  further   with   this   narrative�察  �I   will   state   that   our   ship 

was a  barque   of  three hundred   tons�察 �carrying  a crew of   eighteen   men�察 �a 

second   mate   in   addition to   John�察  �a   carpenter�察  �an   armourer or   smith�察  �and 

two apprentices ��one a Scotch boy�察�poor little fellow��。 We had three boats�察�

the Long´boat�察�capable of carrying twenty´five men�察�the Cutter�察�capable of 

carrying fifteen�察�and the Surf´boat�察�capable of carrying ten。 I put down the 

capacity of these boats according to the numbers they were really meant to 

hold。 

     We had tastes of bad weather and head´winds�察�of course�察�but�察�on the 

whole we had as fine a run as any reasonable man could expect�察�for sixty 

days。   I   then   began   to   enter   two   remarks   in   the   ship's   Log   and   in   my 

Journal�察  �first�察  �that   there   was   an   unusual   and   amazing   quantity   of   ice�察�

second�察�that the nights were most wonderfully dark�察�in spite of the ice。 

     For five days and a half�察�it seemed quite useless and hopeless to alter 

the ship's   course   so   as   to   stand   out   of the   way  of   this   ice。   I   made   what 

southing I could�察�but�察�all that time�察�we were beset by it。 Mrs。 Atherfield 

after   standing   by   me   on   deck   once�察  �looking   for   some   time   in   an   awed 

manner   at     the   great   bergs    that  surrounded   us�察    �said   in   a  whisper�察    �O� �

Captain Ravender�察�it looks as if the whole solid earth had changed into ice�察�

and   broken   up� ─  �I   said   to   her�察  �laughing�察   �I   don't   wonder  that   it   does�察  �to 

your inexperienced eyes�察�my dear。; But I had never seen a twentieth part 

of the quantity�察�and�察�in reality�察�I was pretty much of her opinion。 

     However�察�at two p。m。 on the afternoon of the sixth day�察�that is to say�察�

when   we   were   sixty´six   days   out�察  �John   Steadiman   who   had   gone   aloft�察�



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sang   out   from   the   top�察  �that   the   sea   was   clear   ahead。   Before   four   p。m。   a 

strong breeze springing up right astern�察�we were in open water at sunset。 

The breeze then freshening into half a gale of wind�察�and the Golden Mary 

being a very fast sailer�察�we went before the wind merrily�察�all night。 

     I   had   thought   it   impossible   that   it   could   be   darker   than   it   had   been�察�

until   the sun�察  �moon�察 �and   stars should   fall out   of the   Heavens�察 �and Time 

should   be   destroyed�察  �but�察  �it   had   been   next   to   light�察  �in   comparison   with 

what it was now。 The darkness was so profound�察�that looking into it was 

painful and oppressivelike looking�察�without a ray of light�察�into a dense 

black bandage put as close before the eyes as it could be�察�without touching 

them。 I doubled the look´out�察�and John and I stood in the bow side´by´side�察�

never leaving it all night。 Yet I should no more have known that he was 

near me when he was silent�察�without putting out my arm and touching him�察�

than I should if he had turned in and been fast asleep below。 We were not 

so much looking out�察�all of us�察�as listening to the utmost�察�both with our 

eyes and ears。 

     Next day�察�I found that the mercury in the barometer�察�which had risen 

steadily  since   we   cleared   the   ice�察  �remained   steady。   I   had   had   very   good 

observations�察�with now and then the interruption of a day or so�察�since our 

departure。 I got the sun at noon�察�and found that we were in Lat。 58 degrees 

S。�察�Long。 60 degrees W。�察�off New South Shetland�察�in the neighbourhood of 

Cape Horn。 We were sixty´seven days out�察�that day。 The ship's reckoning 

was accurately worked and made up。 The ship did her duty admirably�察�all 

on board were well�察�and all hands were as smart�察�efficient�察�and contented�察�

as it was possible to be。 

     When   the   night   came   on   again   as   dark   as   before�察  �it   was   the   eighth 

night I had been on deck。 Nor had I taken more than a very little sleep in 

the day´time�察�my station being always near the helm�察�and often at it�察�while 

we were among the ice。 Few but those who have tried it can imagine the 

difficulty and pain of only keeping the eyes openphysically openunder 

such circumstances�察�in such darkness。 They get struck by the darkness�察�and 

blinded by the darkness。 They make patterns in it�察�and they flash in it�察�as if 

they had gone out of your head to look at you。 On the turn of midnight�察�

John Steadiman�察�who was alert and fresh ��for I had always made him turn 



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in by day���察�said to me�察 �Captain Ravender�察�I entreat of you to go below。 I 

am   sure   you   can   hardly   stand�察  �and   your   voice   is   getting   weak�察  �sir。   Go 

below�察�and take a little rest。 I'll call you if a block chafes。; I said to John in 

answer�察 �Well�察�well�察�John� �Let us wait till the turn of one o'clock�察�before 

we talk about that。; I had just had one of the ship's lanterns held up�察�that I 

might   see   how      the   night   went    by   my   watch�察  �and   it   was   then    twenty 

minutes after twelve。 

     At   five   minutes   before   one�察  �John   sang   out   to   the   boy   to   bring   the 

lantern again�察�and when I told him once more what the time was�察�entreated 

and prayed of me to go below。 ;Captain Ravender�察─�says he�察 �all's well�察�we 

can't afford to have you laid up for a single hour�察�and I respectfully and 

earnestly beg of you to go below。; The end of it was�察�that I agreed to do so�察�

on the understanding that if I failed to come up of my own accord within 

three hours�察�I was to be punctually called。 Having settled that�察�I left John 

in charge。 But I called him to me once afterwards�察�to ask him a question。 I 

had been to look at the barometer�察�and had seen the mercury still perfectly 

steady�察�and had come up the companion again to take a last look about me´ 

´if I can use such   a word in reference  to such darknesswhen I thought 

that the waves�察�as the Golden Mary parted them and shook them off�察�had a 

hollow   sound   in   them�察  �something   that   I   fancied   was   a   rather   unusual 

reverberation。 I was standing by the quarter´deck rail on the starboard side�察�

when   I   called   John   aft   to   me�察  �and   bade   him   listen。   He   did   so   with   the 

greatest   attention。   Turning   to   me   he   then   said�察   �Rely   upon   it�察  �Captain 

Ravender�察�you have been without rest too long�察�and the novelty is only in 

the state   of   your   sense   of   hearing。;   I   thought   s
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