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the crew ; the ship was steered several degrees to 

 the right of her old course, and I verily believe 

 that my timely caution, seconded by a little 

 more care and observation on the part of the 

 Captain, saved us from (God knows) what 

 predicament. . 



Full of fears that, if the vessel rolled a bit, 

 I should be a martyr to that most horrible of 

 all horrid sensations sea-sickness, I looked 

 round at my companion, and his sudden pallor 

 induced me to say to him, "Why, my friend, 

 what's the matter with you?" He then confessed 

 that he felt squeamish for the first time in his 

 life, though he was accustomed to the sea, by 

 his accompanying his brother constantly in 

 yachting excursions. Now, as he had quizzed 

 me before on the same subject, I felt not a little 

 proud of my immunity from the malady, when 

 so well-seasoned a fellow as he was attacked by 

 it, and in weather too that might be called very 

 moderate. 



After our first experiment of breakfasting on 



