An Italian standing by, made answer,—
“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:]
Table of Contents added.
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])