Here the contract was duly drawn up, and the vessel fitted out for the voyage.

I fancy this was the first time Jensen had embarked on a pearling expedition on a craft of the size of the _Veielland_, his previous trips having been undertaken on much smaller vessels, say of about ten tons.
Although the fitting out of the ship was left entirely in his hands, I insisted upon having a supply of certain stores for myself put aboard--things he would never have thought about.

These included such luxuries as tinned and compressed vegetables, condensed milk, &c.

Jensen did not even think of ship's biscuits until I called his attention to the oversight.

He demurred at first about buying them, but I told him I would not go until we had the biscuits aboard.