It's hard work to learn to be a sailor, but the more credit to the young man who masters navigation, and gets to know how to thoroughly handle a ship; better still how to manage his men, for a crew is a very mixed-up set of fellows, Sep." "Yes, father, I suppose so.

But I am trying very hard at school." "I know you are, Sep.

Have another egg--and that bit of brown.

You've got room, I know.

Make muscle." He helped me to what I was by no means unwilling to take, and then continued: "Of course you are trying hard, and I know it.