Here we're well clear of the fleet, an' we've no chores--an' that's a blessin'.

Good night, all." He passed like a big snake from the table to his bunk, and began to smoke.

Tom Platt followed his example; Uncle Salters, with Penn, fought his way up the ladder to stand his watch, and the cook set for the "second half." It came out of its bunks as the others had entered theirs, with a shake and a yawn.

It ate till it could eat no more; and then Manuel filled his pipe with some terrible tobacco, crotched himself between the pawl-post and a forward bunk, cocked his feet up on the table, and smiled tender and indolent smiles at the smoke.

Dan lay at length in his bunk, wrestling with a gaudy, gilt-stopped accordion, whose tunes went up and down with the pitching of the _We're Here_.