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Before
dark
the
white
summits
of
Table
Mount
and
Havergal
,
which
rise
,
the
former
to
two
,
the
other
to
three
thousand
feet
above
the
level
of
the
sea
,
had
disappeared
from
our
view
.
(
1
)
Thomas
D
’
Arcy
McGee
.
(
J
.
V
.
)
Never
did
a
voyage
begin
more
prosperously
,
or
a
passenger
start
in
better
spirits
.
The
interior
of
the
Halbrane
corresponded
with
its
exterior
.
Nothing
could
exceed
the
perfect
order
,
the
Dutch
cleanliness
of
the
vessel
.
The
captain
’
s
cabin
,
and
that
of
the
lieutenant
,
one
on
the
port
,
the
other
on
the
starboard
side
,
were
fitted
up
with
a
narrow
berth
,
a
cupboard
anything
but
capacious
,
an
arm
-
chair
,
a
fixed
table
,
a
lamp
hung
from
the
ceiling
,
various
nautical
instruments
,
a
barometer
,
a
thermometer
,
a
chronometer
,
and
a
sextant
in
its
oaken
box
.
One
of
the
two
other
cabins
was
prepared
to
receive
me
.
It
was
eight
feet
in
length
,
five
in
breadth
.
I
was
accustomed
to
the
exigencies
of
sea
life
,
and
could
do
with
its
narrow
proportions
,
also
with
its
furniture
—
a
table
,
a
cupboard
,
a
cane
-
bottomed
arm
-
chair
,
a
washing
-
stand
on
an
iron
pedestal
,
and
a
berth
to
which
a
less
accommodating
passenger
would
doubtless
have
objected
.
The
passage
would
be
a
short
one
,
however
,
so
I
took
possession
of
that
cabin
,
which
I
was
to
occupy
for
only
four
,
or
at
the
worst
five
weeks
,
with
entire
content
.
The
eight
men
who
composed
the
crew
were
named
respectively
Martin
Holt
,
sailing
-
master
;
Hardy
,
Rogers
,
Drap
,
Francis
,
Gratian
,
Burg
,
and
Stern
—
sailors
all
between
twenty
-
five
and
thirty
-
five
years
old
—
all
Englishmen
,
well
trained
,
and
remarkably
well
disciplined
by
a
hand
of
iron
.
Let
me
set
it
down
here
at
the
beginning
,
the
exceptionally
able
man
whom
they
all
obeyed
at
a
word
,
a
gesture
,
was
not
the
captain
of
the
Halbrane
;
that
man
was
the
second
officer
,
James
West
,
who
was
then
thirty
-
two
years
of
age
.
James
West
was
born
on
the
sea
,
and
had
passed
his
childhood
on
board
a
lighter
belonging
to
his
father
,
and
on
which
the
whole
family
lived
.
All
his
life
he
had
breathed
the
salt
air
of
the
English
Channel
,
the
Atlantic
,
or
the
Pacific
.
He
never
went
ashore
except
for
the
needs
of
his
service
,
whether
of
the
State
or
of
trade
.
If
he
had
to
leave
one
ship
for
another
he
merely
shifted
his
canvas
bag
to
the
latter
,
from
which
he
stirred
no
more
.
When
he
was
not
sailing
in
reality
he
was
sailing
in
imagination
.
After
having
been
ship
’
s
boy
,
novice
,
sailor
,
he
became
quartermaster
,
master
,
and
finally
lieutenant
of
the
Halbrane
,
and
he
had
already
served
for
ten
years
as
second
in
command
under
Captain
Len
Guy
.
James
West
was
not
even
ambitious
of
a
higher
rise
;
he
did
not
want
to
make
a
fortune
;
he
did
not
concern
himself
with
the
buying
or
selling
of
cargoes
;
but
everything
connected
with
that
admirable
instrument
a
sailing
ship
,
James
West
understood
to
perfection
.
The
personal
appearance
of
the
lieutenant
was
as
follows
:
middle
height
,
slightly
built
,
all
nerves
and
muscles
,
strong
limbs
as
agile
as
those
of
a
gymnast
,
the
true
sailor
’
s
“
look
,
”
but
of
very
unusual
far
-
sightedness
and
surprising
penetration
,
sunburnt
face
,
hair
thick
and
short
,
beardless
cheeks
and
chin
,
regular
features
,
the
whole
expression
denoting
energy
,
courage
,
and
physical
strength
at
their
utmost
tension
.
James
West
spoke
but
rarely
—
only
when
he
was
questioned
.
He
gave
his
orders
in
a
clear
voice
,
not
repeating
them
,
but
so
as
to
be
heard
at
once
,
and
he
was
understood
.
I
call
attention
to
this
typical
officer
of
the
Merchant
Marine
,
who
was
devoted
body
and
soul
to
Captain
Len
Guy
as
to
the
schooner
Halbrane
.
He
seemed
to
be
one
of
the
essential
organs
of
his
ship
,
and
if
the
Halbrane
had
a
heart
it
was
in
James
West
’
s
breast
that
it
beat
.
There
is
but
one
more
person
to
be
mentioned
;
the
ship
’
s
cook
—
a
negro
from
the
African
coast
named
Endicott
,
thirty
years
of
age
,
who
had
held
that
post
for
eight
years
.
The
boatswain
and
he
were
great
friends
,
and
indulged
in
frequent
talks
.
