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second person on the boat seems to be
Scots. Among the passengers, I have
heard every accent from Glasgow to
Aberdeen; the engineers to a man come from
Paisley; and up in the rigging one
constantly hears cries like "Hey, Jock,
bring down that rope wi' ye".

On Sunday morning there was a
horrible ground-swell off Ushant and
a blazing sun. I made a poor and
hasty breakfast, but I recovered
later, and spent a fairly pleasant