简介：HenryandAnnareayounglovingcouplewhohavemadeasecretpactwhichtheyplanonexecutingatmidnight.ItinvolvesstowingawayonapassengershipandleavingbehindtheirbeloveddogLaddy,amovetheyconsiderbittersweet.Theyseemsomewhatapprehensiveconcerningtheirpact.Aboardtheship,ayoungmannamedTomPrior,whoseemstolikehisboozealittletoomuch,hasafeelingthatsomethingaboutthesailingisratherqueeraseveryonetowhohespeaksseemsnottorememberwithwhotheyaremeetingorwheretheyaregoing.TheonlyexceptioniselderlysocialiteMrs.Cliveden-Banks,whoisofftomeetherhusband,Bunny.TheonlyotherpassengersaboardareCatholicpriestReverendWilliamDuke,wealthybusinessownerMr.LingleyforwhoTomusedtowork,andanuneducatedworkingclasselderlywomannamedMrs.Midget.TheonlycrewmemberisScrubby,thesteward.Tomeventuallydeciphersthenatureoftheirtrip,quickerthanmostthathavetakenitbeforehavedone.Beforetheyreachtheirfinaldestination,theyeachmeetwithamannamedThompsontodiscusstheirlife.HenryandAnnalsowanttomeetwithThompsontotaketheirpacttoitsintendedconclusion,whichmaynotbepossiblesincetheyarenotofficiallyonthepassengerlist.…