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I found myself alone on the burning ship, and what could I do? The fire hole was completely blocked up with ice. I had not a single drop of water! For two days the Forward struggled with the flames, and you know the rest." I FOUND MYSELF ALONE ON THE BURNING SHIP AND WHAT COULD I DO THE FIRE HOLE WAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED UP WITH ICE I HAD NOT A SINGLE DROP OF WATER FOR TWO DAYS THE FOREWARD STRUGGLED WITH THE FLAMES AND YOU KNOW THE REST
I was always hoping for your arrival, though I half dreaded it too, for you could have done nothing with the men, and they would have massacred you rather than remain on board. I tried my influence on each one separately, remonstrating and reasoning with them, and pointing out the dangers they would encounter, and also the cowardice of leaving you, but it was a mere waste of words; not even the best among them would listen to me. Shandon was impatient to be off, and fixed the 22nd of February for starting. The sledge and the boat were packed as closely as possible with provisions and spirits, and heaps of wood, to obtain which they had hewed the brig down to her water-line. The last day the men ran riot. They completely sacked the ship, and in a drunken paroxysm Pen and two or three others set it on fire. I fought and struggled against them, but they threw me down and assailed me with blows, and then the wretches, headed by Shandon, went off towards the east and were soon out of sight. FEBRUARY AND I WAS ALWAYS HOPING FOR YOUR ARRIVAL THOUGH I HALF DREADED IT TOO FOR YOU COULD HAVE DONE NOTHING WITH THE MEN AND THEY WOULD HAVE MASSACRED YOU RATHER THAN REMAIN ON BOARD I TRIED MY INFLUENCE ON EACH ONE SEPARATELY REMONSTRATING AND REASONING WITH THEM AND POINTING OUT THE DANGERS THEY WOULD ENCOUNTER AND ALSO THE COWARDICE OF LEAVING YOU BUT IT WAS A MERE WASTE OF WORDS NOT EVEN THE BEST AMONG THEM WOULD LISTEN TO ME SHANDON WAS IMPATIENT TO BE OFF AND FIXED THE TWENTY SECOND OF FEBRUARY FOR STARTING THE SLEDGE AND THE BOAT WERE PACKED AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE WITH PROVISIONS AND SPIRITS AND HEAPS OF WOOD TO OBTAIN WHICH THEY HAD HEWED THE BRIG DOWN TO HER WATER LINE THE LAST DAY THE MEN RAN RIOT THEY COMPLETELY SACKED THE SHIP AND IN A DRUNKEN PAROXYSM PENN AND TWO OR THREE OTHERS SET IT ON FIRE I FOUGHT AND STRUGGLED AGAINST THEM BUT THEY THREW ME DOWN AND ASSAILED ME WITH BLOWS AND THEN THE WRETCHES HEADED BY SHANDON WENT OFF TOWARDS THE EAST AND WERE SOON OUT OF SIGHT
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