Leave it where it is." I followed at his heels.

There was nothing stirring amidships.
"Those cursed hunters," was his comment.

"Too damned fat and lazy to stand a four-hour watch." But on the forecastle-head we found three sailors asleep.

He turned them over and looked at their faces.

They composed the watch on deck, and it was the ship's custom, in good weather, to let the watch sleep with the exception of the officer, the helmsman, and the look-out.
"Who's look-out ?" he demanded.
"Me, sir," answered Holyoak, one of the deep-water sailors, a slight tremor in his voice.