ReadOasis Step 2 Classic Stories in 1,000–2,000 Words — retold from Richard Connell, 1924 Chapter One — The Island The boat cut through the black water. The night was hot and dark. Finch stood at the rail of the boat and smoked his pipe. His friend had gone to bed. The other sailors were asleep. The sea was flat and still. Finch was a hunter — a famous one. He had shot tigers in India and bears in the Rockies. He loved the chase. He hated to lose. "The world has two kinds of people," he said at ...