June 9 Tuesday – At sea, Sam’s notebook entry:

June 9. Brilliant sun, but good deal of sea. Breakfast table rather deserted. It is a good, easy-riding sea-boat. … Blow whistle for noon — can’t hear the bell far…. Seen the whole length of the gangway, people at dinner are diminished to children

A sour deck steward who makes all calls upon him a reluctant & uncomfortable thing [3: 642].