Thereseemednowtobenolongeranyroomforhope，andIcouldperceiveinthecountenancesofmycompanionsthattheyhadmadeuptheirmindstoperish。Thewinehadevidentlyproducedinthemaspeciesofdelirium，which，perhaps，IhadbeenpreventedfromfeelingbytheimmersionIhadundergonesincedrinkingit。Theytalkedincoherently，andaboutmattersunconnectedwithourcondition，PetersrepeatedlyaskingmequestionsaboutNantucket。
Augustus，too，Iremember，approachedmewithaseriousair，andrequestedmetolendhimapocket-comb，ashishairwasfulloffish-scales，andhewishedtogetthemoutbeforegoingonshore。
Parkerappearedsomewhatlessaffected，andurgedmetodiveatrandomintothecabin，andbringupanyarticlewhichmightcometohand。TothisIconsented，and，inthefirstattempt，afterstayingunderafullminute，broughtupasmallleathertrunkbelongingtoCaptainBarnard。Thiswasimmediatelyopenedinthefainthopethatitmightcontainsomethingtoeatordrink。Wefoundnothing，however，exceptaboxofrazorsandtwolinenshirts。Inowwentdownagain，andreturnedwithoutanysuccess。AsmyheadcameabovewaterIheardacrashondeck，and，upongettingup，sawthatmycompanionshadungratefullytakenadvantageofmyabsencetodrinktheremainderofthewine，havingletthebottlefallintheendeavourtoreplaceitbeforeIsawthem。Iremonstratedwiththemontheheartlessnessoftheirconduct，whenAugustusburstintotears。Theothertwoendeavouredtolaughthematteroffasajoke，butIhopeneveragaintobeholdlaughterofsuchaspecies：thedistortionofcountenancewasabsolutelyfrightful。Indeed，itwasapparentthatthestimulus，intheemptystateoftheirstomachs，hadtakeninstantandviolenteffect，andthattheywereallexceedinglyintoxicated。WithgreatdifficultyIprevaileduponthemtoliedown，whentheyfellverysoonintoaheavyslumber，accompaniedwithloudstertorousbreathing。
Inowfoundmyself，asitwere，aloneinthebrig，andmyreflections，tobesure，wereofthemostfearfulandgloomynature。
Noprospectoffereditselftomyviewbutalingeringdeathbyfamine，or，atthebest，bybeingoverwhelmedinthefirstgalewhichshouldspringup，forinourpresentexhaustedconditionwecouldhavenohopeoflivingthroughanother。