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in this gale。    They say she was bound for Narragansett。; 

     ;Impossible� ─  �cried   Hope�察  �turning   pale。      ;I   left   her   not   three   hours 

ago。; Then she remembered that Emilia had spoken of going on board the 

yacht�察�to superintend some arrangements�察�but had said no more about it�察�

when she opposed it。 

     ;Harry� ─�said Aunt Jane�察�quickly�察�from her chair by the window�察 �see 

that   fisherman。     He   has   just   come   ashore   and   is   telling   something。 Ask 

him。; 

     The fisherman had indeed seen Lambert's boat�察�which was well known。 

Something   seemed   to   be   the   matter   with   the   sail�察  �but   before   the   storm 

struck   her�察  �it   had   been   hauled   down。   They   must   have   taken   in   water 

enough�察�as it was。        He had himself been obliged to bail out three times�察�

running in from the reef。 

     ;Was there any landing which they could reach�拭─               �Harry asked。 

     There was none��but the light´ship lay right in their track�察�and if they 

had good luck�察�they might get aboard of her。 

     ;The boatman�拭─�said Philip�察�anxiously�察�Mr。 Lambert's boatman�察�is he 

a good sailor�拭─�

     ;Don't     know�察─     �was    the    reply。     ;Stranger      here。     Dutchman�察�

Frenchman�察�Portegee�察�or some kind of a foreigner。; 

     ;Seems to understand himself in a boat�察─�said another。 

     ;Mr。  Malbone  knows   him�察─  �said   a  third。       ;The   same   that   dove   with 

the young woman under the steamboat paddles。; 

     ;Good grit�察─�said the first。 

     ;That's so�察─�was the answer。         ;But grit don't teach a man the channel。; 



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     All agreed to this axiom�察�but as there was so strong a probability that 

the voyagers had reached the light´ship�察�there seemed less cause for fear。 

     The   next   question   was�察  �whether   it   was   possible   to   follow   them。 All 

agreed that it would be foolish for any boat to attempt it�察�till the wind had 

blown   itself   out�察  �which   might   be   within   half   an   hour。   After   that�察  �some 

predicted a calm�察�some a fog�察�some a renewal of the storm�察�there was the 

usual variety of opinions。         At any rate�察�there might perhaps be an interval 

during   which   they   could   go   out�察  �if   the   gentlemen   did   not   mind   a   wet 

jacket。 

     Within   the   half´hour   came   indeed   an   interval   of   calm�察  �and   a   light 

shone   behind   the   clouds   from   the   west。     It   faded   soon   into   a   gray   fog�察�

with puffs of wind from the southwest again。 When the young men went 

out with the boatmen�察�the water had grown more quiet�察�save where angry 

little gusts ruffled it。 But these gusts made it necessary to carry a double 

reef�察�and they made but little progress against wind and tide。 

     A dark´gray fog�察�broken by frequent wind´flaws�察�makes the ugliest of 

all days on the water。        A still�察�pale fog is soothing�察�it lulls nature to a kind 

of repose。      But a windy fog with occasional sunbeams and sudden films 

of metallic blue breaking the leaden water��this carries an impression of 

something weird and treacherous in the universe�察�and suggests caution。 

     As the boat   floated on�察�every  sight and sound   appeared strange。 The 

music from the fort came sudden and startling through the vaporous eddies。 

A tall white schooner rose instantaneously near them�察�like a light´house。 

They could see the steam of the factory floating low�察�seeking some outlet 

between   cloud   and   water。  As   they   drifted   past   a   wharf�察  �the   great   black 

piles   of   coal   hung   high   and   gloomy�察  �then   a   stray   sunbeam   brought   out 

their peacock colors�察�then came the fog again�察�driving hurriedly by�察�as if 

impatient   to   go   somewhere   and   enraged   at   the   obstacle。       It   seemed   to 

have a vast inorganic life of its own�察�a volition and a whim。 It drew itself 

across the horizon like a curtain�察�then advanced in trampling armies up the 

bay�察  �then   marched   in   masses   northward�察  �then   suddenly   grew   thin�察  �and 

showed great spaces of sunlight�察�then drifted across the low islands�察�like 

long tufts of wool�察�then rolled itself away toward the horizon�察�then closed 



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in again�察�pitiless and gray。 

     Suddenly   something   vast   towered   amid   the   mist   above   them。   It   was 

the French war´ship returned to her anchorage once more�察�and seeming in 

that dim atmosphere to be something spectral and strange that had taken 

form out of the elements。 The muzzles of great guns rose tier above tier�察�

along her side�察�great boats hung one above another�察�on successive pairs of 

davits�察�at her stern。      So high was her hull�察�that the topmost boat and the 

topmost gun appeared to be suspended in middle air�察�and yet this was but 

the   beginning   of   her   altitude。   Above   these   were   the   heavy   masts�察  �seen 

dimly   through   the   mist�察  �between   these   were   spread   eight   dark   lines   of 

sailors' clothes�察�which�察�with the massive yards above�察�looked like part of 

some ponderous framework built to reach the sky。 This prolongation of the 

whole dark mass toward the heavens had a portentous look to those who 

gazed from below�察�and when the denser fog sometimes furled itself away 

from   the    topgallant    masts�察   �hitherto   invisible�察  �and   showed     them    rising 

loftier   yet�察  �and   the   tricolor   at   the   mizzen´mast´head   looking   down   as   if 

from the zenith�察�then they all seemed to appertain to something of more 

than human workmanship�察�a hundred wild tales of phantom vessels came 

up   to   the   imagination�察  �and   it   was   as   if   that   one   gigantic   structure   were 

expanding to fill all space from sky to sea。 

     They  were   swept   past   it�察  �the   fog   closed   in�察  �it   was   necessary  to   land 

near    the   Fort�察  �and   proceed     on   foot。  They    walked     across    the   rough 

peninsula�察�while the mist began to disperse again�察�and they were buoyant 

with expectation。 As they toiled onward�察�the fog suddenly met them at the 

turn of a lane where it had awaited them�察�like an enemy。 As they passed 

into those gray and impalpable arms�察�the whole world changed again。 

     They walked toward the sound of the sea。               As they approached it�察�the 

dull    hue   that  lay  upon    it  resembled     that  of  the   leaden   sky。   The   two 

elements could hardly be distinguished except as the white outlines of the 

successive breakers were lifted through the fog。 The lines of surf appeared 

constantly  to   multiply  upon   the   beach�察 �and   yet�察  �on   counting   them�察  �there 

were never any more。 Sometimes�察�in the distance�察�masses of foam rose up 

like a wall where the horizon ought to be�察�and�察�as the coming waves took 



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form   out   of   the   unseen�察  �it   seemed   as   if   no   phantom   were   too   vast   or 

shapeless to come rolling in upon their dusky shoulders。 

     Presently a frail gleam of something like the ghost of dead sunshine 

made   them   look   toward   the   west。      Above   the   dim   roofs   of   Castle   Hill 

mansion´house�察�the sinking sun showed luridly through two rifts of cloud�察�

and then the swift motion of the nearer vapor veiled both sun and cloud�察�

and banished them into almost equal remoteness。 

     Leaving   the   beach   on   their   right�察  �and   passing   the   high   rocks   of   the 

Pirate's Cave�察�they presently descended to the water's edge once more。 The 

cliffs   rose   to   a   distorted height in   the   dimness�察  �sprays   of   withered   grass 

nodded      along    the  edge�察   �like  Ossian's    spectres。    Light     seemed     to  be 

vanishing from the universe�察�leaving them alone with the sea。 And when a 

solitary loon uttered his wild cry�察�and rising�察�sped away into the distance�察�it 

was as if life were following light into an equal annihilation。                 That sense 

of vague terror�察�with which the ocean sometimes controls the fancy�察�began 

to lay its grasp on them。 They remembered that Emilia�察�in speaking once 

of   her   intense   shrinking   from   death�察  �had   said   that   the   sea   was   the   only 

thing from which she would not fear to meet it。 

     Fog exaggerates both for eye and ear�察�it is always a sounding´board for 

the billows�察�and in this case�察�as often happens�察�the roar did not appear to 

proceed from the waves themselves�察�but from some source in the unseen 

horizon�察�as if the spectators were shut within a beleaguered fortress�察�and 

this thundering   noise  came  from  an   impetuous   enemy  outside。  Ever   and 

anon     there   was   a  distinct   crash   of  heavier    sound�察   �as  if  some   special 

barricade had at length been beaten in�察�and the garrison must look to their 

inner defences。 

     The    tide   was   unusually     high�察  �and   scarcely    receded    with   the   ebb�察�

though the surf increased�察�the waves came in with constant rush and wail�察�

and   with   an   ominous   rattle   of   pebbles   on   the   little   beaches�察 �beneath   the 

powerful suction of the undertow�察�and there were more and more of those 

muffled throbs along the shore which tell of coming danger as plainly as 

minute´guns。       With     these   came     mingled     that   yet   more     inexplicable 

humming which one hears at intervals in such times�察�like strains of music 



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caught    and  tangled   in  the  currents  of  stormy  air��strains  which   were 

perhaps the filmy thread on which tales of sirens and mermaids were first 

strung�察�and in which�察�at this time�察�they would fain recognize the voice of 

Emilia。 



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                            CHAPTER XXII。 



                              OUT OF THE DEPTHS。 

    AS the night closed in�察�the wind rose steadily�察�still blowing from the 

southwest。     In Brenton's kitchen they found a group round a great fire of 

driftwood�察�some of these were fishermen who had with difficulty made a 

landing on the beach�察�and who confirmed the accounts already given。 The 

boat had been seen sailing for the Narragansett shore�察�and when the squall 

came�察�the boatman had lowered and reefed the sail�察�and stood for the light´ 

ship。 They must be on boar

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