The Riddle of the Sands Chapter 2 - The Dulcibella

In which the narrator, urged by a mixture of melancholy and curiosity, prepares for an unusual yachting expedition by acquiring curious and cumbersome gear before departing from London to join Davies at Flensburg. They meet in the quiet of night, embark upon a small, modest vessel, and the narrator begins to wrestle with a sudden shift from reluctant resignation to a faint hope of enjoyment amidst the strange and intimate setting.