The Man Who Laughs Part I, Book the Second, Chapter IV - A Cloud Different from the Others enters on the Scene

In which a mysterious and learned old man, ponderous yet strangely insightful, converses with a wary skipper as they navigate perilous seas under an ominously shifting sky. Together, they confront the merciless elements, guided by both science and uneasy foreboding, as dark clouds gather and the tempest of nature’s will threatens their fragile vessel.