“Well？”askedMac，foritwashewhostillsurvivedinthatshamblesofacabin。
“It’sdone；they’realldead。”answeredCarthew。
“Christ！”saidtheIrishman，andfainted。
Theginwasfoundinthedeadcaptain’scabin；itwasbroughtondeck，andallhandshadadram，andattackedtheirfarthertask。Thenightwascome，themoonwouldnotbeupforhours；alampwassetonthemainhatchtolightAmaluashewasheddowndecks；andthegalleylanternwastakentoguidetheothersintheirgraveyardbusiness。Holdorsen，Hemstead，Trent，andGoddedaalwerefirstdisposedof，thelaststillbreathingashewentovertheside；Wallenfollowed；andthenWicks，steadiedbythegin，wentaloftwithaboathookandsucceededindislodgingHardy。TheChinamanwastheirlasttask；heseemedtobelight-headed，talkedaloudinhisunknownlanguageastheybroughthimup，anditwasonlywiththesplashofhissinkingbodythatthegibberishceased。
Brown，bycommonconsent，wasleftalone。Fleshandbloodcouldgonofurther。