304 NEW LAND. 



remaining where he was, and as I thought it would do him no 

 harm, I kept him there ; but I had to promise him that he should 

 get up for Christmas, and when he did so he was not long in going 

 aft to his old cabin. After that we never noticed any further 

 trace of his malady. 



On December 1 the steward said farewell to his galley for 

 nearly three months. He had a bad foot and was obliged to take 

 to his berth, but what was the matter with it we were quite unable 

 to find out. Afterwards we discovered that he had a fester in the 

 calf of the leg, beginning at the very bone. Hassel took his place 

 in the galley, and managed the steaks very well. 



