Archangel: a ship, a crew, and no friend

1 Archangel at frozen dusk from above: snowy timber roofs and masts locked in harbour ice

2 Robert Walton writes to his sister by a single oil lamp in his Archangel room

3 Alone in his frozen lodging at Archangel, Walton stops writing and lifts his eyes from the letter.

4 The letter-writer's eyes grow wet with admiration as he finishes the master's story

5 Walton leaves his half-written letter and stands alone at the frosted window

6 Through a scraped spot in the frosted window, Walton watches his brig held in the ice

7 Walton stands at the frosted window of his room in Archangel with his palm pressed to the ice.

8 Alone in his frozen lodging room in Archangel, the weathered captain softens by the lamplight.

9 From above, a hand holds a brass seal over scarlet wax on the letter to Margaret