\"That’sthelowestglassIeversawinthePolynesianoranyotherseasduringthirtyyears。It’sright，too，forIhavetesteditbythreeothers，\"hesaid。
\"Whatdoesitmean？\"Iaskedratheranxiously。
\"SouthSeacycloneoftheworstbreed，\"hereplied。\"ThatcursedDaneknewitwascomingandthat’swhyhelefttheship。
Prayasyouneverprayedbefore，\"andagainhestretchedouthishandtowardsthewhiskybottle。ButIsteppedbetweenhimandit，shakingmyhead。Thereonhelaughedforthethirdtimeandleftthecabin。ThoughIsawhimonceortwiceafterwards，thesewerereallythelastwordsofintelligibleconversationthatIeverhadwithCaptainAstley。
\"Itseemsthatweareinsomedanger，\"saidBastin，inanunmovedkindofway。\"Ithinkthatwasagoodideaofthecaptain’s，toputupapetition，Imean，butasBickleywillscarcelycaretojoininitIwillgointothecabinanddosomyself。\"