Mardi Volume 1 Chapter 25 - Peril a Peace-maker

In which the tempestuous relations between Annatoo and Samoa come to a critical juncture aboard their brigantine, resulting in a domestic rift marked by claims and counterclaims over their shared possessions and quarters. Their uneasy peace is shattered anew by the sudden peril of a hidden shoal near unknown islands, testing the seamanship and resolve of the pair as they strive to save their fragile vessel from wreckage.