I am confident now that he was on the look-out for my papers, the more so as I had myself restored the thermometer to the captain's cabin two days ago.

It is lucky that I confided my papers to the Concanens.

As for Railton, the hangdog look on that man's face has increased with his travels.

He seems quite unable to meet my eye, and returns short, surly answers if questioned.

I cannot think his dejection is solely due to poor Wilkins' death, for I noticed something very like it on the outward voyage." [Here follow a few jottings on weather and speed, which latter--with the exception of five days during which the vessel lay becalmed-- seems to have been very satisfactory.