![]() ![]() A bond united them, even in the very heart of the watery wastes of the Atlantic. ![]() The little floating island is now attached to the world from which it was once quite free. Have you ever stopped to consider how much originality and spontaneity emanate from these various individuals who, on the preceding evening, did not even know each other, and who are now, for several days, condemned to lead a life of extreme intimacy, jointly defying the anger of the ocean, the terrible onslaught of the waves, the violence of the tempest and the agonizing monotony of the calm and sleepy water? Such a life becomes a sort of tragic existence, with its storms and its grandeurs, its monotony and its diversity and that is why, perhaps, we embark upon that short voyage with mingled feelings of pleasure and fear.īut, during the past few years, a new sensation had been added to the life of the transatlantic traveler. We enjoyed the pleasant sensation of being separated from the world, living, as it were, upon an unknown island, and consequently obliged to be sociable with each other. ![]() The charm of new acquaintances and improvised amusements served to make the time pass agreeably. The passengers constituted a select and delightful society. ![]() The transatlantic steamship `La Provence’ was a swift and comfortable vessel, under the command of a most affable man. It was a strange ending to a voyage that had commenced in a most auspicious manner. ![]()
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