The Reward of Enterprise

Question

by Ward Muir

I struck out, to get clear of the ship, then ceased swimming and looked around me. The sea was coldish, but not unendurable—and anyhow I was too much in love with my situation to bother about that. Behind me the Peterhof towered, like a cliff; I had never realised, before, how big a five-thousand-ton vessel looks from the water. At her rail I could see a cluster of the crew, watching me; the Captain on the poop. From somewhere in the interior of the ship came the sound of hammering—the engineers at work—and I noticed that this sound reached me more clearly now than when I was on board.

"The Reward of Enterprise" by Ward Muir

Question
Use the passage below to answer the question.

Which evidence from the passage shows that being in the water gives Harborough a new perspective?

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Responses

“The sea was coldish, but not unendurable—and anyhow I was too much in love with my situation to bother about that.”
“The sea was coldish, but not unendurable—and anyhow I was too much in love with my situation to bother about that.”

“At her rail I could see a cluster of the crew, watching me; the Captain on the poop.”
“At her rail I could see a cluster of the crew, watching me; the Captain on the poop.”

“Behind me the Peterhof towered, like a cliff; I had never realised, before, how big a five-thousand-ton vessel looks from the water.”
“Behind me the Peterhof towered, like a cliff; I had never realised, before, how big a five-thousand-ton vessel looks from the water.”

“I struck out, to get clear of the ship, then ceased swimming and looked around me.”
“I struck out, to get clear of the ship, then ceased swimming and looked around me.”
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Answer 1

The evidence from the passage that shows being in the water gives Harborough a new perspective is:

“Behind me the Peterhof towered, like a cliff; I had never realised, before, how big a five-thousand-ton vessel looks from the water.”

This line indicates that Harborough's experience in the water allowed him to see and appreciate the size of the ship in a way he hadn't before.