“The Christman is dead.”
He tried to explain further, but choked, and pointed seaward, and
turned away.
For, from every main in the harbor, as far as eye could see, the
flags of Windover floated at half-mast. The fishermen had done him
this honor, reserved only for the great of the earth, and for their
own dead mates; and most sacred for these last.
Transcriber’s Notes:
Missing and incorrect punctuation, including inconsistent
hyphenation, corrected.
Period spellings (e.g. idyl) retained.
“repied” changed to “replied” on page 386. (replied the Professor
politely)