The bags of bread we stowed away in the covered space about the loggerhead, a useless appurtenance now, and therefore removed.

At night, Jarl used it for a pillow; saying, that when the boat rolled it gave easy play to his head.

The precious breaker we lashed firmly amidships; thereby much improving our sailing.
Now, previous to leaving the ship, we had seen to it well, that our craft was supplied with all those equipments, with which, by the regulations of the fishery, a whale-boat is constantly provided: night and day, afloat or suspended.

Hanging along our gunwales inside, were six harpoons, three lances, and a blubber-spade; all keen as razors, and sheathed with leather.

Besides these, we had three waifs, a couple of two-gallon water-kegs, several bailers, the boat-hatchet for cutting the whale-line, two auxiliary knives for the like purpose, and several minor articles, also employed in hunting the leviathan.