Armadale Book the first - Chapter IV, pt 1

In which two friends find themselves stranded on the wreck of a timber-ship under the pale light of the moon, where the shadow of a dreadful past seems to haunt them as they confront the eerie silence of the night and the unsettling cabin door. Amid restless pacing and whispered fears, the stillness of the sea and land merges with creeping dread, hinting at secrets best left unopened as dawn nears.