FOOTNOTES:
[34] Ross, Voyage to the Southern Seas, vol. i. pp. 22-24.
[35] Bowers' letter.
CHAPTER II
Making Our Easting Down
"Ten minutes to four, sir!"
It is an oilskinned and dripping seaman, and the officer of the watch, or his so-called snotty, as the case may be, wakes sufficiently to ask:
"What's it like?"
"Two hoops, sir!" answers the seaman, and makes his way out.