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reports to old Mr. Oakley but keeping a diary. Hodge's 

 suspicions of the third mate's motives for writing, however, 

 were a superficial matter compared to his jealousy of the 

 younger man's ability and blithe, friendly and adventur- 

 ous nature. 



But the time was to come when the differences between 

 the two men were to be put to the real test. 



