Mardi Volume 1 Chapter 23 - Sailing from the Island they pillage the Cabin

In which a weather-beaten schooner bears away from a besieged isle, its deck strewn with grim trophies, and its crew replenishing their wares from the plundered cabin with a ravenous curiosity and avidity. Herein, the domestic tempest between a fierce pair arises amidst the spoils, their sharp contentions as vigorous as the sea’s own untamed squalls, yet soon settling into a wary peace over claims both trivial and dire.