I now looked towards the helm, and saw the spectre more distinctly than I had done in the morning. On approaching nearer, I remarked, with horror and astonishment, two eyeless sockets; and the dark and furrowed countenance of the phantom was meagre and ghastly. With crossed arms and measured steps, he paced between the helm and the mast. I summoned my courage to my aid, approached and addressed him; but he silently continued his walk, without appearing to have observed me.
