FIRST NIGHT AT SEA. 



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melted away into the soft twilight. Creeping then 

 into my damp, narrow bunk, I slept the first long, un- 

 broken sleep I had had for weeks. The expedition 

 which had absorbed so much of my attention during 

 the past five years was now fairly on its way. Trust- 

 ing in Providence and my own energy, I had faith in 

 the future. 



