We were all crowded together, crouching on the canvas, and the water just swashed about us as if we were floating boards.

We went up and down on the waves with a motion that wouldn't have been so bad had we not thought we might be shuffled off, if a big wave turned us over a little too much.

But there were lots of things to hold on to, and we all stuck close together.

We three were in the middle.

The captain told us to get there.