Wesufferedmanythingsfromthecook,inthecourseofthatlongburningvoyagetowardstheLine.TheDuchess’sstoreswerenoneofthebest,andthecookdealtwiththemafterafashionthatmademeunderstandonceforallthesailorsaying:“Godsendsmeat,andthedevilsendscooks.”Pea-soup,saltporkandbeef,plumduff,ship’sbiscuit,sea-pie—thiswasthesortoffoodthat,inthedaysbeforeIsetfootontheDuchess,Ihadsupposedtoformtheusualtableofsailingvessels.Ifearitwasacaseofsea-story-books,overagain.Whatwedidgetwas“tinnedrag”ofapeculiarlydampandviscousquality,teathatusuallytastedofcockroaches,biscuitthatwassofullofcoprabugswehadtohammeritonthetablebeforeeatingit,anoccasionaltinoftastelessfruit(itranoutverysoon),andbreadthatwasanightmare,fortheflourwentmustybeforewewereoutaweek,andtheunspeakablecooktriedtodisguiseitstastewithsugar.Board-of-tradelimejuice,whichisanauseousdoseatbest,wewereobliged,bylawtocarry,andIthinkwemusthaverunrathernearscurvyinthecourseofthatlongtrip,fortheamountoftheoily,drug-flavouredliquidthatthematesandmyselfusedtodrinkattimes,seemedtoargueaspecialcravingofnature.Butàlaguerre
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