“And your watch previous to that?”
“The First, sir.”
“First and Morning? Are you making no mistake?”
“No mistake, sir.”
“How many midshipmen are doing Engineering duties?”
“Two, sir.”
“And you keep watch and watch?”
“We both stand off the Afternoon, sir.”
“But haven’t I seen you at a gun in the Afternoon?”
“Yes, sir. The midshipman not on watch attends his gun when there is Gunnery.”