\"Numberfourboat！\"Oofty—Ooftycried，hiskeeneyesreadingitsnumberintheonesecondwhenitliftedclearofthefoamandupsidedown。
ItwasHenderson’sboat，andwithhimhadbeenlostHoly—oakandWilliams，anotherofthedeep—watercrowd。Losttheyindubitablywere；buttheboatremained，andWolfLarsenmadeonemorerecklessefforttorecoverit。
Ihadcomedowntothedeck，andIsawHornerandKerfootvainlyprotestagainsttheattempt。
\"ByGod，I’llnotberobbedofmyboatbyanystormthateverblewoutofhell！\"heshouted，andthoughwefourstoodwithourheadstogetherthatwemighthear，hisvoiceseemedfaintandfar，asthoughremovedfromusanimmensedistance。
\"Mr。VanWeyden！\"hecried，andIheardthroughthetumultasonemighthearawhisper。\"StandbythatjibwithJohnsonandOofty！Therestofyoutailafttothemainsheet！Livelynow！OrI’llsailyouallintoKingdomCome！Understand？\"