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What it seemed to me was, that the ship would try to lie down and go to sleep on her right side; and then, before she had given that position a fair trial, would suddenly change her mind, and think she could do it better on her left. WHAT IT SEEMED TO ME WAS THAT THE SHIP WOULD TRY TO LIE DOWN AND GO TO SLEEP ON HER RIGHT SIDE AND THEN BEFORE SHE HAD GIVEN THAT POSITION A FAIR TRIAL WOULD SUDDENLY CHANGE HER MIND AND THINK SHE COULD DO IT BETTER ON HER LEFT
sts in even the best of us that makes us act like this. I could not get away from this man's cigar; or when I did, I came within range of the perfume from the engine-room, and felt I wanted to go back to the cigar. There seemed to be no neutral ground between the two. If it had not been that I had paid for saloon, I should have gone fore. It was much fresher there, and I should have been much happier there altogether. But I was not going to pay for first-class and then ride third--that was not business. No, I would stick to the swagger part of the ship, and feel aristocratic and sick. A mate, or a boatswain, or an admiral, or one of those sort of people--I could not be sure, in the darkness, which it was--came up to me as I was leaning with my head against the paddle-box, and asked me what I thought of the ship. He said she was a new boat, and that this was her first voyage. I said I hoped she would get a bit steadier as she grew older. He replied: "Yes, she is a bit skittish to-night. E IT IS THE HUMAN NATURE THAT EXISTS IN EVEN THE BEST OF US THAT MAKES US ACT LIKE THIS I COULD NOT GET AWAY FROM THIS MAN'S CIGAR OR WHEN I DID I CAME WITHIN RANGE OF THE PERFUME FROM THE ENGINE ROOM AND FELT I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE CIGAR THERE SEEMED TO BE NO NEUTRAL GROUND BETWEEN THE TWO IF IT HAD NOT BEEN THAT I HAD PAID FOR SALOON I SHOULD HAVE GONE FOUR IT WAS MUCH FRESHER THERE AND I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH HAPPIER THERE ALTOGETHER BUT I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR FIRST CLASS AND THEN RIDE THIRD THAT WAS NOT BUSINESS NO I WOULD STICK TO THE SWAGGER PART OF THE SHIP AND FEEL ARISTOCRATIC AND SICK A MATE OR A BOATSWAIN OR AN ADMIRAL OR ONE OF THOSE SORT OF PEOPLE I COULD NOT BE SURE IN THE DARKNESS WHICH IT WAS CAME UP TO ME AS I WAS LEANING WITH MY HEAD AGAINST A PADDLE BOX AND ASKED ME WHAT I THOUGHT OF THE SHIP HE SAID SHE WAS A NEW BOAT AND THAT THIS WAS HER FIRST VOYAGE I SAID I HOPED SHE WOULD GET A BIT STEADIER AS SHE GREW OLDER HE REPLIED YES SHE IS A BIT SKITTISH TO NIGHT
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