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The
warmest
partisans
of
the
enterprise
now
became
its
most
ardent
detractors
.
Reaction
mounted
from
the
crew
to
the
captain
himself
,
and
certainly
,
had
it
not
been
for
the
resolute
determination
on
the
part
of
Captain
Farragut
,
the
frigate
would
have
headed
due
southward
.
This
useless
search
could
not
last
much
longer
.
The
Abraham
Lincoln
had
nothing
to
reproach
herself
with
,
she
had
done
her
best
to
succeed
.
Never
had
an
American
ship
's
crew
shown
more
zeal
or
patience
;
its
failure
could
not
be
placed
to
their
charge
--
there
remained
nothing
but
to
return
.
This
was
represented
to
the
commander
.
The
sailors
could
not
hide
their
discontent
,
and
the
service
suffered
.
I
will
not
say
there
was
a
mutiny
on
board
,
but
after
a
reasonable
period
of
obstinacy
,
Captain
Farragut
-LRB-
as
Columbus
did
-RRB-
asked
for
three
days
'
patience
.
If
in
three
days
the
monster
did
not
appear
,
the
man
at
the
helm
should
give
three
turns
of
the
wheel
,
and
the
Abraham
Lincoln
would
make
for
the
European
seas
.
This
promise
was
made
on
the
2nd
of
November
.
It
had
the
effect
of
rallying
the
ship
's
crew
.
The
ocean
was
watched
with
renewed
attention
.
Each
one
wished
for
a
last
glance
in
which
to
sum
up
his
remembrance
.
Glasses
were
used
with
feverish
activity
.
It
was
a
grand
defiance
given
to
the
giant
narwhal
,
and
he
could
scarcely
fail
to
answer
the
summons
and
"
appear
.
"
Two
days
passed
,
the
steam
was
at
half
pressure
;
a
thousand
schemes
were
tried
to
attract
the
attention
and
stimulate
the
apathy
of
the
animal
in
case
it
should
be
met
in
those
parts
.
Large
quantities
of
bacon
were
trailed
in
the
wake
of
the
ship
,
to
the
great
satisfaction
-LRB-
I
must
say
-RRB-
of
the
sharks
.
Small
craft
radiated
in
all
directions
round
the
Abraham
Lincoln
as
she
lay
to
,
and
did
not
leave
a
spot
of
the
sea
unexplored
.
But
the
night
of
the
4th
of
November
arrived
without
the
unveiling
of
this
submarine
mystery
.
The
next
day
,
the
5th
of
November
,
at
twelve
,
the
delay
would
-LRB-
morally
speaking
-RRB-
expire
;
after
that
time
,
Commander
Farragut
,
faithful
to
his
promise
,
was
to
turn
the
course
to
the
south-east
and
abandon
for
ever
the
northern
regions
of
the
Pacific
.
The
frigate
was
then
in
31º
15
'
N.
lat
.
and
136º
42
'
E.
long
.
The
coast
of
Japan
still
remained
less
than
two
hundred
miles
to
leeward
.
Night
was
approaching
.
They
had
just
struck
eight
bells
;
large
clouds
veiled
the
face
of
the
moon
,
then
in
its
first
quarter
.
The
sea
undulated
peaceably
under
the
stern
of
the
vessel
.
At
that
moment
I
was
leaning
forward
on
the
starboard
netting
.
Conseil
,
standing
near
me
,
was
looking
straight
before
him
.
The
crew
,
perched
in
the
ratlines
,
examined
the
horizon
which
contracted
and
darkened
by
degrees
.
Officers
with
their
night
glasses
scoured
the
growing
darkness
:
sometimes
the
ocean
sparkled
under
the
rays
of
the
moon
,
which
darted
between
two
clouds
,
then
all
trace
of
light
was
lost
in
the
darkness
.
In
looking
at
Conseil
,
I
could
see
he
was
undergoing
a
little
of
the
general
influence
.
At
least
I
thought
so
.
Perhaps
for
the
first
time
his
nerves
vibrated
to
a
sentiment
of
curiosity
.
"
Come
,
Conseil
,
"
said
I
,
"
this
is
the
last
chance
of
pocketing
the
two
thousand
dollars
.
"
"
May
I
be
permitted
to
say
,
sir
,
"
replied
Conseil
,
"
that
I
never
reckoned
on
getting
the
prize
;
and
,
had
the
government
of
the
Union
offered
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
,
it
would
have
been
none
the
poorer
.
"
