I have quite recovered.

Captain Coke is on the bridge, you said?
I can find my way; this ship is no stranger to me." And away she went, justifying her statements by tripping rapidly forward.

The mere sight of her created boundless excitement among such members of the crew as were on deck, but the shock administered to Mr.
Watts was of that intense variety often described as electric.

In the matter of disposing of large quantities of ardent spirits he was a seasoned vessel, and, as a general rule, the first day at sea sufficed to clear his brain from the fumes of the last orgy on shore.

But, to be effective, the cure must not be too drastic.