402 "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane
The History of Literature
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Rowing a Boat
Of the four in the dinghy, none had slept any time worth mentioning for two days and two nights previous to embarking on this voyage. In the excitement of clambering about the deck of a foundering ship, they had also forgotten to eat heartily. The captain said that he could make out a house on the shore. That's the house of refuge sure, said the cook, they'll see us before long and come out after us. Finally, a new sound struck the ears of the men in the boat: It was the low thunder of the surfon shore.
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