sea-stretch

Updated: May 7, 2025

And since each case contained two dozen quarts, and since his whack each day was half a dozen quarts, it was patent that, the supply that stared him in the face would last him only twelve days. And twelve days were none too long to sail from this unidentifiable naked sea-stretch to the nearest possible port where beer could be purchased. The steward, once his mind was made up, wasted no time.

Jack London - Michael, Brother of Jerry