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     McCoy   smiled   as   gently   as   he   spoke。   His   smile   was   a   caress�察  �an 

embrace that surrounded the tired mate and sought to draw him into the 

quietude and rest of McCoy's tranquil soul。 

     ;We have no schooner or cutter�察─�he replied。 ;And we carry our canoes 

to the top of the cliff。; 

     ;You've got to show me�察─�snorted the mate。 ;How d'ye get around to 

the other islands�察�heh�拭�Tell me that。; 

     ;We     don't  get   around。   As   governor     of  Pitcairn�察  �I  sometimes     go。 

When I was younger�察�I was away a great dealsometimes on the trading 

schooners�察�but mostly on the missionary brig。 But she's gone now�察�and we 

depend on passing vessels。 Sometimes we have had as high as six calls in 

one year。 At other times�察�a year�察�and even longer�察�has gone by without one 

passing ship。 Yours is the first in seven months。; 

     ;And you mean to tell me; the mate began。 

     But Captain Davenport interfered。 

     ;Enough of this。 We're losing time。 What is to be done�察�Mr。 McCoy�拭─�

     The old man turned his brown eyes�察�sweet as a woman's�察�shoreward�察�



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and both captain and mate followed his gaze around from the lonely rock 

of   Pitcairn   to   the   crew   clustering   forward   and   waiting   anxiously  for   the 

announcement of a decision。 'mcCoy did not hurry。 He thought smoothly 

and slowly�察�step by step�察�with the certitude of a mind that was never vexed 

or outraged by life。 

     ;The   wind   is   light   now�察─  �he   said   finally。   ;There   is   a   heavy   current 

setting to the westward。; 

     ;That's    what    made     us  fetch   to  leeward�察─    �the   captain   interrupted�察�

desiring to vindicate his seamanship。 

     ;Yes�察�that is what fetched you to leeward�察─�McCoy went on。                      ;Well�察�

you can't work up against this current today。 And if you did�察�there is no 

beach。 Your ship will be a total loss。; 

     He paused�察�and captain and mate looked despair at each other。 

     ;But I will tell you what you can do。 The breeze will freshen tonight 

around midnightsee those tails of clouds and that thickness to windward�察�

beyond the point there�拭�That's where she'll come from�察�out of the southeast�察�

hard。 It is three hundred miles to Mangareva。 Square away for it。 There is 

a beautiful bed for your ship there。; 

     The mate shook his head。 

     ;Come in to the cabin�察�and we'll look at the chart�察─�said the captain。 

     McCoy       found   a  stifling�察  �poisonous     atmosphere     in   the  pent   cabin。 

Stray  waftures   of   invisible   gases   bit   his   eyes   and   made   them  sting。  The 

deck was hotter�察�almost unbearably hot to his bare feet。 The sweat poured 

out   of   his   body。   He   looked   almost   with   apprehension   about   him。   This 

malignant�察�internal heat was astounding。 It was a marvel that the cabin did 

not burst into flames。 He had a feeling as if of being in a huge bake oven 

where   the   heat   might   at   any   moment   increase   tremendously   and   shrivel 

him up like a blade of grass。 

     As   he   lifted   one   foot   and   rubbed   the   hot   sole   against   the   leg   of   his 

trousers�察�the mate laughed in a savage�察�snarling fashion。 

     ;The anteroom of hell�察─�he said。 ;Hell herself is right down there under 

your feet。; 

     ;It's hot� ─�McCoy cried involuntarily�察�mopping his face with a bandana 

handkerchief。 



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     ;Here's     Mangareva�察─     �the   captain   said�察 �bending     over   the   table  and 

pointing to a black speck in the midst of the white blankness of the chart。 

;And here�察�in between�察�is another island。 Why not run for that�拭─�

     McCoy did not look at the chart。 

     ;That's Crescent Island�察─�he answered。 ;It is uninhabited�察�and it is only 

two or three feet above water。 Lagoon�察�but no entrance。 No�察�Mangareva is 

the nearest place for your purpose。; 

     ;Mangareva        it  is�察 �then�察─ �said   Captain    Davenport�察     �interrupting    the 

mate's growling objection。 ;Call the crew aft�察�Mr。 Konig。; 

     The   sailors   obeyed�察  �shuffling   wearily   along   the   deck   and   painfully 

endeavoring to make haste。 Exhaustion was evident in every  movement。 

The  cook   came   out   of   his   galley  to hear�察  �and   the  cabin   boy  hung   about 

near him。 

     When Captain Davenport had   explained the situation and   announced 

his intention of running for Mangareva�察�an uproar broke out。                    Against a 

background of throaty rumbling arose inarticulate cries of rage�察�with here 

and   there   a   distinct   curse�察  �or   word�察  �or   phrase。   A   shrill   Cockney   voice 

soared and dominated for a moment�察�crying�此 �Gawd� �After bein' in ell for 

fifteen daysan' now e wants us to sail this floatin' ell to sea again�拭─�

     The    captain    could   not   control   them�察  �but   McCoy's      gentle   presence 

seemed to rebuke and calm them�察�and the muttering and cursing died away�察�

until   the   full   crew�察  �save   here   and   there   an   anxious   face   directed   at   the 

captain�察�yearned dumbly toward the green clad peaks and beetling coast of 

Pitcairn。 

     Soft as a spring zephyr was the voice of McCoy�此�

     ;Captain�察�I thought I heard some of them say they were starving。; 

     ;Ay�察─  �was   the   answer�察   �and   so   we   are。   I've   had   a   sea   biscuit   and   a 

spoonful of salmon in the last two days。 We're on whack。 You see�察�when 

we discovered the fire�察�we battened down immediately to suffocate the fire。 

And then we found how little food there was in the pantry。 But it was too 

late。 We didn't dare break out the lazarette。 Hungry�拭�I'm just as hungry as 

they are。; 

     He spoke to the men again�察�and again the throat rumbling and cursing 

arose�察�their faces convulsed and animal´like with rage。                  The second and 



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third mates had joined the captain�察�standing behind him at the break of the 

poop。 Their faces were set and expressionless�察�they seemed bored�察�more 

than anything else�察�by this mutiny of the crew。 Captain Davenport glanced 

questioningly      at  his   first  mate�察  �and   that  person    merely    shrugged     his 

shoulders in token of his helplessness。 

     ;You   see�察─  �the   captain   said   to   McCoy�察   �you   can't   compel   sailors   to 

leave the safe land and go to sea on a burning vessel。 She has been their 

floating coffin for over two weeks now。 They are worked out�察�and starved 

out�察�and they've got enough of her。          We'll beat up for Pitcairn。; 

     But the wind was light�察�the Pyrenees' bottom was foul�察�and she could 

not beat up against the strong westerly current。 At the end of two hours she 

had   lost   three   miles。   The   sailors   worked   eagerly�察  �as   if   by   main   strength 

they   could   compel   the   PYRENEES   against   the   adverse   elements。   But 

steadily�察�port tack and starboard tack�察�she sagged off to the westward。 The 

captain paced restlessly up and down�察�pausing occasionally to survey the 

vagrant smoke wisps and to trace them  back to the portions of the   deck 

from     which     they   sprang。    The    carpenter    was    engaged     constantly    in 

attempting to locate such places�察�and�察�when he succeeded�察�in calking them 

tighter and tighter。 

     ;Well�察�what do you think�拭─�the captain finally asked McCoy�察�who was 

watching the carpenter with all a child's interest and curiosity in his eyes。 

     McCoy   looked   shoreward�察  �where   the   land   was   disappearing   in   the 

thickening haze。 

     ;I   think   it   would   be bett

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