Theyhadbeenrangedclosely，afterhavingbeenshakenintosubmission，cuffedalittletoallayexcitement，addressedingruffwordsofencouragementthatsoundedlikepromisesofevil。
Theysatonthedeckinghastly，droopingrows，andattheendthecarpenter，withtwohandstohelphim，movedbusilyfromplacetoplace，settingtautandhitchingthelife-lines。Theboatswain，withonelegandonearmembracingastanchion，struggledwithalamppressedtohisbreast，tryingtogetalight，andgrowlingallthetimelikeanindustriousgorilla。
Thefiguresofseamenstoopedrepeatedly，withthemovementsofgleaners，andeverythingwasbeingflungintothebunker:
clothing，smashedwood，brokenchina，andthedollars，too，gatheredupinmen\'sjackets。Nowandthenasailorwouldstaggertowardsthedoorwaywithhisarmsfullofrubbish；anddolorous，slantingeyesfollowedhismovements。
WitheveryrolloftheshipthelongrowsofsittingCelestialswouldswayforwardbrokenly，andherheadlongdivesknockedtogetherthelineofshavenpollsfromendtoend。Whenthewashofwaterrollingonthedeckdiedawayforamoment，itseemedtoJukes，yetquiveringfromhisexertions，thatinhismadstruggledowntherehehadovercomethewindsomehow:thatasilencehadfallenupontheship，asilenceinwhichtheseastruckthunderouslyathersides。