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'How long he stood stock-still by the hatch expecting every moment to feel the ship dip under his feet and the rush of water take him at the back and toss him like a chip, I cannot say. Not very long -- two minutes perhaps. A couple of men he could not make out began to converse1 drowsily2, and also, he could not tell where, he detected a curious noise of shuffling3 feet. Above these faint sounds there was that awful stillness preceding a catastrophe4, that trying silence of the moment before the crash; then it came into his head that perhaps he would have time to rush along and cut all the lanyards of the gripes, so that the boats would float off as the ship went down.
'The Patna had a long bridge, and all the boats were up there, four on one side and three on the other -- the smallest of them on the port side and nearly abreast5 of the steering-gear. He assured me, with evident anxiety to be believed, that he had been most careful to keep them ready for instant service. He knew his duty. I dare say he was a good enough mate as far as that went. "I always believed in being prepared for the worst," he commented, staring anxiously in my face. I nodded my approval of the sound principle, averting6 my eyes before the subtle unsoundness of the man.
'He started unsteadily to run. He had to step over legs, avoid stumbling against the heads. Suddenly some one caught hold of his coat from below, and a distressed7 voice spoke8 under his elbow. The light of the lamp he carried in his right hand fell upon an upturned dark face whose eyes entreated9 him together with the voice. He had picked up enough of the language to understand the word water repeated several times in a tone of
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catastrophe
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maniac
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exigencies
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sincerity
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murmur
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foresight
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victorious
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absurdity
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irritation
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obtuseness
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toiling
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deception
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agitation
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exertion
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exertions
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testimony
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disturbance
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skull
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blight
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| n.枯萎病;造成破坏的因素;vt.破坏,摧残 | |
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