Chapter 3

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INCREASE OF TEMPERATURE--FLYING FISH--THE MORNING BATH ON BOARD--PAYING "FOOTINGS"--THE MAJOR'S WONDERFUL STORIES--ST. PATRICK'S DAY--GRAMPUSES--A SHIP IN SIGHT--THE 'LORD RAGLAN'--RAIN-FALL IN THE TROPICS--TROPICAL SUNSETS--THE YANKEE WHALER