The Island of Doctor Moreau Chapter 1 - In the Dingey of the "Lady Vain"

In which a solitary survivor recounts the harrowing ordeal of drifting in a small dinghy after the wreck of the Lady Vain, enduring grievous thirst and starvation amidst the vast, indifferent sea. His tale is marked by moments of desperate decision and the faintest hope brought by the distant sight of a schooner, which draws near through the shimmering horizon.