No berths could be secured on the ships that go by the way of Burma.

Those ships were booked full for several trips ahead.

So we settled down comfortably on the good ship Lai Sang and droned lazily down through the Bay of Bengal.

There were accommodations for only twelve first-class passengers, and there were only six on board.

We had elbow room for the first time since leaving Africa.
When we stopped at Penang there were two distinct sensations.