Which sentence or phrase reflects the theme that nature is indifferent to the troubles of man in this excerpt from "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane?

(There is a certain immovable quality to a shore), and (the correspondent wondered at it amid the confusion of the sea)

(It seemed also very attractive, but the correspondent knew that it was a long journey,) and (he paddled leisurely.) (The piece of life preserver lay
under him), and (sometimes he whirled down the incline of a wave as if he were on a hand sled.)

The man thinks she's the lady he's trying to find. she then lifts the veil and he announces that he'd made a mistake and that he'd thought she was the woman, but had been wrong. truthfully, though, he'd been right. this reveals that the he didnt recognize her (though he said he would recognize her voice or her build) and that he's still looking for the girl. he doesnt find the woman appealing or attractive, and is more or less disgusted by her appearance. he didn't understand what the lady meant when she told him the story about her "friend"