Our progress was most satisfactory.

When night came we drew into the bank, and I coiled up in my crib and made myself comfortable.

Space was cramped, and I had barely room to stretch my legs.

My cabin was 5 feet 6 inches square and 4 feet high, open behind, but with two little doors in front, out of which I could just manage to squeeze myself sideways round the mast.

Coir matting was next the floor boards, then a thick Chinese quilt (a _pukai_), then a Scotch plaid made in Geelong.