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which was quite as favourable & we are going
along at a pretty fair rate some 13 or 14
knots per hour The sea is rather
lumpy white patches of foam here &
there to liven the the dark expanse
of water We saw several birds but
they were strangers to me Some of
our chums being disatisfied with their
rations went in a body to the captain
to make complaint A storm of words
was the consequence when the head
steward came down (he is under the
captain) This is the stormiest distur
bance we have had and the old
steward was very much put out
but no doubt like the rest of his
class he does the best for the com
any sometimes I am sorry to
say to the detriment of the
passengers A fireman was had