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There was a man smoking a peculiarly mellow and unctuous cigar on deck when I got there. I don't believe he smoked it because he enjoyed it. He did not look as if he enjoyed it. I believe he smoked it merely to show how well he was feeling, and to irritate people who were not feeling very well. THERE WAS A MAN SMOKING A PARTICULARLY MELLOW AND UNCTUOUS CIGAR ON DECK WHEN I GOT THERE I DON'T BELIEVE HE SMOKED IT BECAUSE HE ENJOYED IT HE DID NOT LOOK AS IF HE ENJOYED IT I BELIEVE HE SMOKED IT MERELY TO SHOW HOW WELL HE WAS FEELING AND TO IRRITATE PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT FEELING VERY WELL
ause our idea was that we should, after a good supper, turn in and go comfortably to sleep. B. said: "What I like to do, during a sea passage, is to go to sleep, and then wake up and find that I am there." We made a very creditable supper. I explained to B. the ballast principle held by my seafaring friend, and he agreed with me that the idea seemed reasonable; and, as there was a fixed price for supper, and you had as much as you liked, we determined to give the plan a fair trial. B. left me after supper somewhat abruptly, as it appeared to me, and I took a stroll on deck by myself. I did not feel very comfortable. I am what I call a moderate sailor. I do not go to excess in either direction. On ordinary occasions, I can swagger about and smoke my pipe, and lie about my Channel experiences with the best of them. But when there is what the captain calls "a bit of a sea on," I feel sad, and try to get away from the smell of the engines and the proximity of people who smoke green cigars. THAT WE HAD MANAGED TO DO THIS BECAUSE OUR IDEA WAS THAT WE SHOULD AFTER A GOOD SUPPER TURN IN AND GO COMFORTABLY TO SLEEP B SAID WHAT I LIKE TO DO DURING A SEA PASSAGE IS TO GO TO SLEEP AND THEN WAKE UP AND FIND THAT I AM THERE WE MADE A VERY CREDITABLE SUPPER I EXPLAINED TO B THE BALLAST PRINCIPLE HELD BY MY SEAFARING FRIEND AND HE AGREED WITH ME THAT THE IDEA SEEMED REASONABLE AND AS THERE WAS A FIXED PRICE FOR SUPPER AND YOU HAD AS MUCH AS YOU LIKED WE DETERMINED TO GIVE THE PLAN A FAIR TRIAL B LEFT ME AFTER SUPPER SOMEWHAT ABRUPTLY AS IT APPEARED TO ME AND I TOOK A STROLL ON DECK BY MYSELF I DID NOT FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE I AM WHAT I CALL A MODERATE SAILOR I DO NOT GO TO EXCESS IN EITHER DIRECTION ON ORDINARY OCCASIONS I CAN SWAGGER ABOUT AND SMOKE MY PIPE AND LIE ABOUT MY CHANNEL EXPERIENCES WITH THE BEST OF THEM BUT WHEN THERE IS WHAT THE CAPTAIN CALLS A BIT OF A SEA ON I FEEL SAD AND TRY TO GET AWAY FROM THE SMELL OF THE ENGINES AND THE PROXIMITY OF PEOPLE WHO SMOKE GREEN CIGARS
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