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Updated: May 1, 2025
"They told me I was jest plumb crazy to think of it. But after Allen, here, left me last night I got so lonesome an' restless there was no holding me. Seemed like I'd go wild if I'd had to stay in that sick-bay while you fellers were sniffing the sea air. So I jest reared up on my hind legs, as you might say, an' they had to let me come."
Thomas Bowling, Esquire, I fancy you'd better foller him there, my boy." Of course, I obeyed this command, a ship corporal's word, whether jocular or not, being as good as an order and regarded as law on board the training-ship. Nothing was said, though, to either of us regarding our recent fight, nor any embarrassing questions asked, when we reached the sick-bay.
He was delirious again, and bleeding from mouth, nose, and ears. The surgeon and the torpedo-lieutenant came up from the sick-bay, the latter with enthusiasm on his face, for he was young, and joined a group of officers on the quarterdeck. "He'll pull through, gentlemen," said the surgeon.
"Before you proceed to such lengths," the captain replied, "I ask one favor of you." "What favor?" "Two minutes alone with you, sir." "Come with me!" The Master turned and left the sick-bay. Alden rose, weakly enough, and followed him. As the door opened and closed again, the engines hummed louder, then sank again to their dull murmur. Bohannan remained with the doctor.
I went accordingly to his cot in the sick-bay, and told him who I was. He was very much surprised to see me, and thankful that I came to speak to him. "I have had a dreadful life of it since I parted from you, Marsden," he observed.
The worst cases had been removed to the sick-bay, where every care was bestowed on them both by the surgeon and officers, who produced preserved milk, wine and spirits, and various delicacies which might assist in restoring almost exhausted nature.
"We must make a sick-bay somewhere," says Pine, looking at the senseless figure with no kindly glance; "though I don't think she's likely to be very bad. Confound her! I believe that she's the cause of all this.
A certain group had gradually formed about us, for the wreck was still a matter of interest; and at this, one of the bystanders, a rough seafaring man, spoke suddenly. "I guess the mate won't be gone," said he. "He's main sick; never left the sick-bay aboard the Tempest; so they tell me." Jim shook me by the sleeve. "Back to the consulate," said he.
"Oh no, sir," persisted Doctor Mopson. "It's a real photograph printed by the flash of lightning. I've seen too many tattoo marks in my time while examining fellows in the sick-bay not to recognise them. This is plainly done by the electric fluid you can see it for yourself, sir!"
She warn't built for it, and if we go pressing her too hard she'll bust a stay which is the same, sir, as sending harf of us to the sick-bay!" "What I want to do," Tommy explained, "is load her up with sinkers and truck like that, and touch her off right! Just a blank won't tell those devils anything, but if we pepper 'em with a hat full of old junk they'll haul-to in a jiffy!"
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