"Why didn't you come and see me?" he asked, after I had asked him how he felt, and was told that he was fast recovering.
"Foremast hands are not allowed in the cabin," I laughed. "We are expected to stay where we belong."
"I found the captain a very disagreeable man last night," he went on. "But this morning he was much pleasanter."
"He is sober now."
"Yes, and that makes a great difference in any one."
"I have something of importance to tell you," I said in a lower tone.
"So you said last night. What is it?"
"It concerns the captain and this vessel. I don't want any one to overhear it," I returned.
"Then let us go still further forward. If any one comes near we can drop the subject and pretend to talk about the ship's course."
I thought this advice good, and we acted on it at once.