A pannikin of hot soup had been served out to the men, and this would be the last hot refreshment they would obtain, before the gale broke; for the hatchways were all battened down, and it was impossible to keep the fire alight.
"The best thing you can do is to turn in, Lindsay," Fairclough said, after the former had finished his soup--a task of no slight difficulty, under the circumstances.

"You can do no good by remaining up." "How long is it likely to last ?" "Probably for two or three days, possibly longer." "I will take your advice," Harry said.

"I shall be glad to get these wet clothes off." For a time, he was sorry that he had lain down, for the motion was so violent that he could, with difficulty, keep himself in his berth.

Being, however, completely worn out by the buffeting of the gale, the efforts required to hold on, the excitement of the fire and storm, it was not long before he dropped off to sleep; and he did not wake up until a ray of dim light showed that the morning was breaking.

The motion of the ship was unabated and after, with great difficulty, getting into his clothes, he went up on deck.
Except that the clouds were somewhat more broken, there was no change.