Deadly Shoals
“Wiki paused as the bell by the wheel rang four times for the end of the first dogwatch—just six in the evening, but because of the gloom cast by the fog it seemed dusk already. On the Swallow, the second tot of rum of the day would have been issued. Here, Wiki thought, it might be the same, as he heard sounds of jollity from the foredeck, along with the merry scraping of a fiddle and the chorus of a hearty song. Obviously, the visiting whalemen were being well entertained.
Mr. Seward was on the... starboard side of the quarterdeck, his oilskins glistening in the light of the cresset lantern, which also shone on his damp blond hair, but he paid Wiki no attention. Stackpole was standing at the rail amidships, looking seaward, and glaring at the billowing mists. As soon as Wiki came up alongside, he grabbed his arm, and hissed in his ear, “William Coffin is your father?”
Wiki was surprised. “Didn’t you know?”
“Never guessed. Not that there ain’t a resemblance,” the whaleman added.MoreLess
Mr. Seward was on the... starboard side of the quarterdeck, his oilskins glistening in the light of the cresset lantern, which also shone on his damp blond hair, but he paid Wiki no attention. Stackpole was standing at the rail amidships, looking seaward, and glaring at the billowing mists. As soon as Wiki came up alongside, he grabbed his arm, and hissed in his ear, “William Coffin is your father?”
Wiki was surprised. “Didn’t you know?”
“Never guessed. Not that there ain’t a resemblance,” the whaleman added.MoreLess
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