The steward remained on deck, but the captain and his new acquaintance strolled through the officers' quarters together.
"Jerushy!" exclaimed the former, as he viewed the main cabin.

"Say, you could pretty nigh have a dance here, couldn't you?
A small one.

This reminds me of the cabin aboard the _Sea Gull_, first vessel I went mate of--it's so diff'rent.

Aboard her we had to walk sittin' down.

There wa'n't room in the cabin for more'n one to stand up at a time.