Mr.Pelham, I confess my surprise to find one who has done so well engaged in acts of disobedience." The reckless officer could make no reply; if the reproof had been given in presence of others, he would probably have retorted, prompted by a false, foolish pride to "keep even" with the principal.
"For smoking, you will lose ten marks; for lighting your lamp, ten more," added the principal.
"You might as well send me into the steerage at once," answered Pelham.
"If either offence is repeated, that will be done.

You will put out your light at once." The fourth lieutenant obeyed the order because he did not dare to disobey it; the fear of the muscular boatswain, the irons, and the brig, rather than that of immediate degradation to the steerage, operating upon his mind.

The principal went on deck; Pelham turned in, and was soon followed, without a word of comment on the events which had just transpired, by Goodwin.
The night wore away, the gale increasing in fury, and the rain pouring in torrents.

It was a true taste of a seaman's life to those who were on deck.

At daybreak all hands were called again, to put the third reef in the topsails.