Remarks:
I must be careful what I say before those green birds. While hunting for a collar-button I bumped my head. When Mrs. Noah came into the room they repeated what I said.—I wish it would stop raining so I could paint the ship.—Yorick keeps pawing at the stateroom door during the night. He is worse than a wolf. I don’t dare say anything.—Bath.
SUNDAY. Course—straight ahead. Weather—rain. Wind—shifty. Sea—same. Ship’s Run—3.
Remarks:
Not a sign of a let-up in the rain.—Services this a.m.—One of those impudent birds called me “whiskers” today. I hung them down in the engine room for punishment. Mrs. Noah said it was cruel to leave them in that smoky place. Tonight she brought them back to the stateroom. Their language was shocking. They had learned a lot of new words.—I like Sundays. We always have ice-cream for dinner.—I caught Ham fishing today. Put the fish-worms in the safe. I don’t trust him.—Shem says the lookout barrel is too tight for him.
MONDAY. Course—straight ahead. Weather—rain. Wind—moist. Sea—cheerless. Ship’s Run—2.
Remarks:
Another wash-day ruined.—We can’t stand those birds any more. I think Ham must have taught them that strange language. I locked them up in the booby hatch so they won’t contaminate the other birds.—Came into the cabin with muddy feet today. Mrs. Noah gave it to me. I don’t see why I can’t do as I please on my own Ark.—Had my hair cut. These ship barbers are miserable and their prices are exorbitant.—Won pool on ship’s run. The women keep asking me when the rain will stop. They want to use their kodaks.
TUESDAY. Course—straight ahead. Weather—rain. Wind—abating. Sea—squally. Ship’s Run—1.
Remarks:
I am awakened every morning by the crew scrubbing. It sounds as though they bring the trunks out of the hold and shuffle them around the decks.—We had quite a hunt this afternoon. Some of the ant-eaters’ food escaped. Mrs. Japheth finally found them in the preserves.—The rhino had a bad accident last night. He tripped while walking downstairs. Several square feet of hide was torn off. We riveted on a piece of boiler plate.
