
A spring tornado struck the Castor before the morning observation and left the schooner rolling without mast or rudder. Ralph and Mrs Cliff are unhurt, Captain; tell us whether the ship can still be saved. You step into this one-chapter preview with Edna Markham at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. The Castor was gone, the rescuers were out of sight, and every decision for those left ashore now belonged to you alone. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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