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Conseil had to keep me going, and attending to our self-preservation became his sole responsibility.
康塞爾不得不來支持我，我們保全生命的擔子于是完全落在他一一人身上。
I soon heard the poor lad gasping; his breathing became shallow and quick.
不久我聽到這個可憐人發喘了；他的呼吸漸漸短促了。
I didn't think he could stand such exertions for much longer.
我明白他也不能支持很久了。
Go on! Go on! I told him.
丟下我吧！丟下我吧！我對他說。
Leave master behind? he replied. Never! I'll drown before he does!
丟下先生！永遠不能！他答，我還要死在先生前頭呢!
Just then, past the fringes of a large cloud that the wind was driving eastward, the moon appeared.
這時候，有一片厚云被風吹向東邊去，月亮露出來了。
The surface of the sea glistened under its rays. That kindly light rekindled our strength.
海水在月亮下閃閃發光。這仁慈的月亮重新鼓起了我們的氣力。
I held up my head again. My eyes darted to every point of the horizon. I spotted the frigate.
我的頭又抬起來。我的眼光向天邊各處了望。我看見了戰艦。
It was five miles from us and formed no more than a dark, barely perceptible mass. But as for longboats, not a one in sight!
它在離我們五海里的海面，只是模糊不清的漆黑一團。但小艇呢，一只也沒有！
