San Andreas
San Andreas
“It was then that the engine-room noise faded away and the San Andreas began to slow.
Nearly all the crew were on deck—the dead men had been an amiable enough couple and well liked. The cooks and stewards were below, as were the nursing staff and three stokers. Trent and Jones were on the bridge.
Jamieson was the first to move. ‘It looks,’ he said, ‘as if we have made a mistake.’ He walked away, not quickly, with the air of a man who knew that this was not a moment that called for any particular... urgency.
Patterson and McKinnon followed more slowly. Patterson said: ‘What did he mean by that? That we’ve made a mistake, I mean?’ ‘He was being kind, sir. What he meant was that the all-wise bo’sun has made another blunder. Who was on watch down below?’ ‘Just young Stephen. You know, the Polish boy.’ ‘Let’s hope he’s not the next to go over the side.’ Patterson stopped and caught McKinnon by the arm. ‘What do you mean by that? And what do you mean—“blunder”?’ ‘The one thing ties up with the other.’ McKinnon’s voice sounded dull.MoreLess
Nearly all the crew were on deck—the dead men had been an amiable enough couple and well liked. The cooks and stewards were below, as were the nursing staff and three stokers. Trent and Jones were on the bridge.
Jamieson was the first to move. ‘It looks,’ he said, ‘as if we have made a mistake.’ He walked away, not quickly, with the air of a man who knew that this was not a moment that called for any particular... urgency.
Patterson and McKinnon followed more slowly. Patterson said: ‘What did he mean by that? That we’ve made a mistake, I mean?’ ‘He was being kind, sir. What he meant was that the all-wise bo’sun has made another blunder. Who was on watch down below?’ ‘Just young Stephen. You know, the Polish boy.’ ‘Let’s hope he’s not the next to go over the side.’ Patterson stopped and caught McKinnon by the arm. ‘What do you mean by that? And what do you mean—“blunder”?’ ‘The one thing ties up with the other.’ McKinnon’s voice sounded dull.MoreLess
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