“Yes, if he did not move around or smoke. I could see his pipe lighted.”
“Did you see his pipe that night?”
“No, sir.”
“If you were sick, would you be likely to smoke?”
This question, I believe, was ruled out.
“In case the wheel of the vessel were lashed for a short time, what would happen?”
“Depends on the weather. She’d be likely to come to or fall off considerable.”
“Would the lookout know it?”
“Yes, sir.”
“How?”