“I was afraid you would,” replied Major Oliphant, looking intently at the chess-board.
Such was the way in which a long silence was broken on the morning of the 17th of February by the old calendar.
Another day elapsed before another move was made. It was a protracted2 game; it had, in fact, already lasted some months — the players being so deliberate, and so fearful of taking a step without the most mature consideration, that even now they were only making the twentieth move.
Both of them, moreover, were rigid4 disciples5 of the renowned6 Philidor, who pronounces that to play the pawns7 well is “the soul of chess”; and, accordingly, not one pawn8 had been sacrificed without a most vigorous defense9.
The men who were thus beguiling10 their leisure were two officers in the British army — Colonel Heneage Finch11 Murphy and Major Sir John Temple Oliphant. Remarkably12 similar in personal appearance, they were hardly less so in personal character. Both of them were about forty years of age; both of them were tall and fair, with bushy whiskers and mustaches; both of them were phlegmatic14 in temperament15, and both much addicted16 to the wearing of their uniforms. They were proud of their nationality, and exhibited a manifest dislike, verging17 upon contempt, of everything foreign. Probably they would have felt no surprise if they had been told that Anglo-Saxons were fashioned out of some specific clay, the properties of which surpassed the investigation18 of chemical analysis. Without any intentional19 disparagement20 they might, in a certain way, be compared to two scarecrows which, though perfectly21 harmless in themselves, inspire some measure of respect, and are excellently adapted to protect the territory intrusted to their guardianship22.
English-like, the two officers had made themselves thoroughly23 at home in the station abroad in which it had been their lot to be quartered. The faculty24 of colonization25 seems to be indigenous26 to the native character; once let an Englishman plant his national standard on the surface of the moon, and it would not be long before a colony was established round it.
The officers had a servant, named Kirke, and a company of ten soldiers of the line. This party of thirteen men were apparently27 the sole survivors28 of an overwhelming catastrophe29, which on the 1st of January had transformed an enormous rock, garrisoned30 with well-nigh two thousand troops, into an insignificant32 island far out to sea. But although the transformation33 had been so marvelous, it cannot be said that either Colonel Murphy or Major Oliphant had made much demonstration34 of astonishment35.
“This is all very peculiar36, Sir John,” observed the colonel.
“Yes, colonel; very peculiar,” replied the major.
“England will be sure to send for us,” said one officer.
“No doubt she will,” answered the other.
Accordingly, they came to the mutual37 resolution that they would “stick to their post.”
To say the truth, it would have been a difficult matter for the gallant38 officers to do otherwise; they had but one small boat; therefore, it was well that they made a virtue39 of necessity, and resigned themselves to patient expectation of the British ship which, in due time, would bring relief.
They had no fear of starvation. Their island was mined with subterranean40 stores, more than ample for thirteen men — nay41, for thirteen Englishmen — for the next five years at least. Preserved meat, ale, brandy — all were in abundance; consequently, as the men expressed it, they were in this respect “all right.”
Of course, the physical changes that had taken place had attracted the notice both of officers and men. But the reversed position of east and west, the diminution42 of the force of gravity, the altered rotation43 of the earth, and her projection44 upon a new orbit, were all things that gave them little concern and no uneasiness; and when the colonel and the major had replaced the pieces on the board which had been disturbed by the convulsion, any surprise they might have felt at the chess-men losing some portion of their weight was quite forgotten in the satisfaction of seeing them retain their equilibrium45.
One phenomenon, however, did not fail to make its due impression upon the men; this was the diminution in the length of day and night. Three days after the catastrophe, Corporal Pim, on behalf of himself and his comrades, solicited46 a formal interview with the officers. The request having been granted, Pim, with the nine soldiers, all punctiliously47 wearing the regimental tunic49 of scarlet50 and trousers of invisible green, presented themselves at the door of the colonel’s room, where he and his brother-officer were continuing their game. Raising his hand respectfully to his cap, which he wore poised51 jauntily52 over his right ear, and scarcely held on by the strap53 below his under lip, the corporal waited permission to speak.
After a lingering survey of the chess-board, the colonel slowly lifted his eyes, and said with official dignity, “Well, men, what is it?”
“First of all, sir,” replied the corporal, “we want to speak to you about our pay, and then we wish to have a word with the major about our rations54.”
“Say on, then,” said Colonel Murphy. “What is it about your pay?”
“Just this, sir; as the days are only half as long as they were, we should like to know whether our pay is to be diminished in proportion.”
The colonel was taken somewhat aback, and did not reply immediately, though by some significant nods towards the major, he indicated that he thought the question very reasonable. After a few moments’ reflection, he replied, “It must, I think, be allowed that your pay was calculated from sunrise to sunrise; there was no specification55 of what the interval56 should be. Your pay will continue as before. England can afford it.”
A buzz of approval burst involuntarily from all the men, but military discipline and the respect due to their officers kept them in check from any boisterous57 demonstration of their satisfaction.
“And now, corporal, what is your business with me?” asked Major Oliphant.
“We want to know whether, as the days are only six hours long, we are to have but two meals instead of four?”
The officers looked at each other, and by their glances agreed that the corporal was a man of sound common sense.
“Eccentricities of nature,” said the major, “cannot interfere58 with military regulations. It is true that there will be but an interval of an hour and a half between them, but the rule stands good — four meals a day. England is too rich to grudge59 her soldiers any of her soldiers’ due. Yes; four meals a day.”
“Hurrah!” shouted the soldiers, unable this time to keep their delight within the bounds of military decorum; and, turning to the right-about, they marched away, leaving the officers to renew the all-absorbing game.
However confident everyone upon the island might profess60 to be that succor61 would be sent them from their native land — for Britain never abandons any of her sons — it could not be disguised that that succor was somewhat tardy62 in making its appearance. Many and various were the conjectures63 to account for the delay. Perhaps England was engrossed64 with domestic matters, or perhaps she was absorbed in diplomatic difficulties; or perchance, more likely than all, Northern Europe had received no tidings of the convulsion that had shattered the south. The whole party throve remarkably well upon the liberal provisions of the commissariat department, and if the officers failed to show the same tendency to embonpoint which was fast becoming characteristic of the men, it was only because they deemed it due to their rank to curtail65 any indulgences which might compromise the fit of their uniform.
On the whole, time passed indifferently well. An Englishman rarely suffers from ennui66, and then only in his own country, when required to conform to what he calls “the humbug67 of society”; and the two officers, with their similar tastes, ideas, and dispositions68, got on together admirably. It is not to be questioned that they were deeply affected69 by a sense of regret for their lost comrades, and astounded70 beyond measure at finding themselves the sole survivors of a garrison31 of 1,895 men, but with true British pluck and self-control, they had done nothing more than draw up a report that 1,882 names were missing from the muster-roll.
The island itself, the sole surviving fragment of an enormous pile of rock that had reared itself some 1,600 feet above the sea, was not, strictly71 speaking, the only land that was visible; for about twelve miles to the south there was another island, apparently the very counterpart of what was now occupied by the Englishmen. It was only natural that this should awaken72 some interest even in the most imperturbable73 minds, and there was no doubt that the two officers, during one of the rare intervals74 when they were not absorbed in their game, had decided75 that it would be desirable at least to ascertain76 whether the island was deserted77, or whether it might not be occupied by some others, like themselves, survivors from the general catastrophe. Certain it is that one morning, when the weather was bright and calm, they had embarked78 alone in the little boat, and been absent for seven or eight hours. Not even to Corporal Pim did they communicate the object of their excursion, nor say one syllable79 as to its result, and it could only be inferred from their manner that they were quite satisfied with what they had seen; and very shortly afterwards Major Oliphant was observed to draw up a lengthy80 document, which was no sooner finished than it was formally signed and sealed with the seal of the 33rd Regiment48. It was directed:
To the First Lord of the Admiralty,
London,
and kept in readiness for transmission by the first ship that should
hail in sight. But time elapsed, and here was the l8th of February
without an opportunity having been afforded for any communication
with the British Government.
At breakfast that morning, the colonel observed to the major that he was under the most decided impression that the l8th of February was a royal anniversary; and he went on to say that, although he had received no definite instructions on the subject, he did not think that the peculiar circumstances under which they found themselves should prevent them from giving the day its due military honors.
The major quite concurred81; and it was mutually agreed that the occasion must be honored by a bumper82 of port, and by a royal salute83. Corporal Pim must be sent for. The corporal soon made his appearance, smacking84 his lips, having, by a ready intuition, found a pretext85 for a double morning ration3 of spirits.
“The l8th of February, you know, Pim,” said the colonel; “we must have a salute of twenty-one guns.”
“Very good,” replied Pim, a man of few words.
“And take care that your fellows don’t get their arms and legs blown off,” added the officer.
“Very good, sir,” said the corporal; and he made his salute and withdrew.
Of all the bombs, howitzers, and various species of artillery86 with which the fortress87 had been crowded, one solitary88 piece remained. This was a cumbrous muzzle-loader of 9-inch caliber89, and, in default of the smaller ordnance90 generally employed for the purpose, had to be brought into requisition for the royal salute.
A sufficient number of charges having been provided, the corporal brought his men to the reduct, whence the gun’s mouth projected over a sloping embrasure. The two officers, in cocked hats and full staff uniform, attended to take charge of the proceedings91. The gun was maneuvered92 in strict accordance with the rules of “The Artilleryman’s Manual,” and the firing commenced.
Not unmindful of the warning he had received, the corporal was most careful between each discharge to see that every vestige93 of fire was extinguished, so as to prevent an untimely explosion while the men were reloading; and accidents, such as so frequently mar13 public rejoicings, were all happily avoided.
Much to the chagrin94 of both Colonel Murphy and Major Oliphant, the effect of the salute fell altogether short of their anticipations95. The weight of the atmosphere was so reduced that there was comparatively little resistance to the explosive force of the gases, liberated96 at the cannon97’s mouth, and there was consequently none of the reverberation98, like rolling thunder, that ordinarily follows the discharge of heavy artillery.
Twenty times had the gun been fired, and it was on the point of being loaded for the last time, when the colonel laid his hand upon the arm of the man who had the ramrod. “Stop!” he said; “we will have a ball this time. Let us put the range of the piece to the test.”
“A good idea!” replied the major. “Corporal, you hear the orders.”
In quick time an artillery-wagon was on the spot, and the men lifted out a full-sized shot, weighing 200 lbs., which, under ordinary circumstances, the cannon would carry about four miles. It was proposed, by means of telescopes, to note the place where the ball first touched the water, and thus to obtain an approximation sufficiently99 accurate as to the true range.
Having been duly charged with powder and ball, the gun was raised to an angle of something under 45 degrees, so as to allow proper development to the curve that the projectile100 would make, and, at a signal from the major, the light was applied101 to the priming.
“Heavens!” “By all that’s good!” exclaimed both officers in one breath, as, standing102 open-mouthed, they hardly knew whether they were to believe the evidence of their own senses. “Is it possible?”
The diminution of the force of attraction at the earth’s surface was so considerable that the ball had sped beyond the horizon.
“Incredible!” ejaculated the colonel.
“Incredible!” echoed the major.
“Six miles at least!” observed the one.
“Ay, more than that!” replied the other.
Awhile, they gazed at the sea and at each other in mute amazement103. But in the midst of their perplexity, what sound was that which startled them? Was it mere104 fancy? Was it the reverberation of the cannon still booming in their ears? Or was it not truly the report of another and a distant gun in answer to their own? Attentively105 and eagerly they listened. Twice, thrice did the sound repeat itself. It was quite distinct. There could be no mistake.
“I told you so,” cried the colonel, triumphantly106. “I knew our country would not forsake107 us; it is an English ship, no doubt.”
In half an hour two masts were visible above the horizon. “See! Was I not right? Our country was sure to send to our relief. Here is the ship.”
“Yes,” replied the major; “she responded to our gun.”
“It is to be hoped,” muttered the corporal, “that our ball has done her no damage.”
Before long the hull108 was full in sight. A long trail of smoke betokened109 her to be a steamer; and very soon, by the aid of the glass, it could be ascertained110 that she was a schooner-yacht, and making straight for the island. A flag at her mast-head fluttered in the breeze, and towards this the two officers, with the keenest attention, respectively adjusted their focus.
Simultaneously111 the two telescopes were lowered. The colonel and the major stared at each other in blank astonishment. “Russian!” they gasped112.
And true it was that the flag that floated at the head of yonder mast was the blue cross of Russia.
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investigation
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