A Watery Grave
“When Wiki walked in, closing his stateroom door behind him with a small but loud click, the two men who were already at the table turned their heads to stare challengingly. Lieutenant Forsythe sat in the chair at the sternward end of the table where Wiki had been accustomed to seeing George Rochester presiding, and Passed Midshipman Zachary Kingman sat on one of the benches that were screwed to the floor on either side.
They said nothing. Wiki had the impression that they had been talking and h...ad abruptly fallen silent when he opened his door. Then he wondered who had been left in charge of the deck—the boatswain? The cooper? Perhaps Forsythe had brought another midshipman on board with him; Captain Wilkes’s predilection for shifting men about the fleet certainly made that possible.
There was a small bench built between the bulk of the mainmast and the foot of the table. Wiki swung a leg over this and sat down. The lamplight from above fell fully on Forsythe, while Wiki himself was in shadow.MoreLess
They said nothing. Wiki had the impression that they had been talking and h...ad abruptly fallen silent when he opened his door. Then he wondered who had been left in charge of the deck—the boatswain? The cooper? Perhaps Forsythe had brought another midshipman on board with him; Captain Wilkes’s predilection for shifting men about the fleet certainly made that possible.
There was a small bench built between the bulk of the mainmast and the foot of the table. Wiki swung a leg over this and sat down. The lamplight from above fell fully on Forsythe, while Wiki himself was in shadow.MoreLess
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