The captain he is growling;
Haul the bowline,
The bowline haul"--

was sung with offensive significance; and though, at the last heavy
heave with which the enormous anchor was catted up to the bows, the mate
tried to create a diversion in the feeling by a cheery "Saat
'kjelimen--hal' paa," the concluding words of the song--

"Aa hal i--aa--iaa--
Cheerily, men!"--

were delivered in a scornful shout.

"You'll have a chance of cooling yourselves presently, my lads," said
Salvé, coming up at the moment from his own heavy work with the
cross-jack; "when we weather the point, all the lee-sails have to be
set"--and the remark had the effect which he desired of intensifying the
prevailing irritation.

In spite of the vertical heat, the hail of orders from the captain's
trumpet continued, accompanied by reprimands and fault-finding all
round, until the crew were nearly in a state of mutiny, and it was not
until late in the evening that he showed any signs of exhaustion.

His temper had not improved next day. He looked as if he had a
determination of blood to the head; and every time he came near Salvé,
he glared at him as if it was all he could do to control himself from an
outburst of some kind or another. He knew that Salvé had made love to
Elizabeth, and had wished to make her presents since she had come into