10/21 The rolling stopped, and the vessel seemed to be steaming along almost on an even keel. She pitched somewhat forward and aft,--that is, her bow and her stern went up and down by turns,--but we didn't mind that, as it was so very much better than the wild rolling that had been kept up so long. "Can they have got into a current of smooth water ?" I didn't think this was possible, but I didn't stop to make any conjectures about it. Rectus and I ran up on the forward deck, to see how this agreeable change had come about. The moment we got outside, we found the wind blowing fearfully and the waves dashing as high as ever, but they were not plunging against our sides. |