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Updated: September 18, 2025
"Oh, thank you, Nub; but Walter and I shall not like to eat cooked fish while Mr Shobbrok and you are eating it raw," said Alice. "We see, Missie Alice, if we got enough for all," answered Nub. "Your plan seems a good one, Nub," said the mate. "We will try it, at all events."
O Walter! is it you?" cried Alice. "I am Walter, and Mr Shobbrok is with me," he shouted. "Here, Walter, take the helm," cried the mate, "but work away on the starboard side; I will get a rope ready to heave to Nub."
He soon heard him crying out, "Take hold of this, and see it does not capsize." Looking up, he found that a basket was being lowered. He placed it on the most secure part of the raft. Directly afterwards Mr Shobbrok lowered down a hammer and a large bag of nails. "I must see what more can be got," he cried out. Directly afterwards he sprang over the side and descended rapidly on to the raft.
The lightning often showed objects around as clearly as at noonday, and the next moment all was inky darkness. But few words were exchanged among the party, for who could speak at such a fearful time? "De sea come nearer still, Massa Shobbrok," said Nub at length, as he darted forward a few paces to ascertain how far the surf had reached.
"Keep her before the wind," said Mr Shobbrok, lying down; "and if there is any change, call me immediately." Walter steered on as directed, keeping the raft before the wind, and watching the stars which ever and anon shone out between the passing clouds. He felt almost sure that the wind had shifted several points, and that he was now steering much more to the north than at first.
"Thankful to fall in with you," shouted Mr Shobbrok, who just then made out the surgeon and Tidy though he could not distinguish the boatswain. "Who's that with you?" The surgeon told him. "Where are the rest?" was the next question. "Gone! all gone!" was the answer. "Heave us a rope, and we will hold on under your lee till the water is calm enough to take you on board," cried the mate.
Bending the end of one of the lines to the centre of a spear, Mr Shobbrok let it drop into the water, where it floated; while he stood by to haul up Nub as soon as he caught hold of it. Walter continued in the meantime cutting off pieces of blubber and throwing them towards the head of the whale, and as long as he did so the sharks remained on the watch for the delicious morsels.
Walter said nothing, but his heart was almost breaking with anxiety. "The flames are not spreading as fast as I thought they would," said Mr Shobbrok. "We may still be in time."
Directly the light appeared the mate exclaimed, "Now, Walter, now, Nub, as we have doubled our numbers, we must turn to and increase the size of our raft." "As you think best, Mr Shobbrok," answered Walter. "Anything you tell me do, I do," said Nub. "Well, we will pull your raft to pieces, and put the bow and stern on to ours, and raise our bulwarks."
He then returned to the post which he, with Martin Shobbrok, an old follower of his in many a voyage, had undertaken to keep. He had directed me, should the enemy get into the town, to run home and try to protect my sister from insult, and our house from plunder.
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