All language subtitles for to the Sea(149)

You can begin to relax, Jason.

It's him. All right.

Well, he must be all right if
they could put back sooner.

Seems to me that's just what I've been
telling you ever since he left here.

You want to look out, Jason.

You'll have your nickel spent
before you get to the store.

What are you talking about?

About that bad temper of yours that
you're working up to spill on him.

You'll have it all used up before
he's even tied up at the dock.

There'll be plenty left for him.

Well, now it may not be so hard.

When a man gets to his age
and crippled somewhat, too.

Don't tell me he still wants to see.
You may not have to twist his arm.

I don't care what he wants. I don't even
care what happens about the boy.

I won't spend another four years worrying
about whether he's alive or dead out there.

I'm glad the insurance
company's taking a farmer's stand.

Jason, if your Captain Joy
has got back half his health,

it's my guess that he's going
to do just exactly as he wants to do.

You and the insurance
company both to the contrary.

So, you better go down
there and meet him.

Get it over with.

How are you, Captain Briggs?

Well, it's good to see you back, Mr. Su.

Everything ship shape as always.

Oh, sure. Everything's
got to have its hair curled

and his diapers pinned up
for him to come into port.

How is he, Luke?

Well, he's left no doubt yet
who's master of the vessel.

What are you doing with them things?

Well, Grants, I was
just going to... What's that?

I mean, sir,

you manner yourself according to being

cabin boy

until your two feet hit that
dock. Remember that. - I sir,

them the shore clothes are brought

aboard for you.

Yes, sir.

You look like a frog.

Well, sir, what I wanted to ask was uh I

wanted to request permission to take

these things ashore and leave them

there. See, they're kind of young

things. That is, I was kind of young

when I brought them aboard and being

crew next voyage. I'll be keeping my

things in the folks. I wouldn't want

anybody.

I see. I see. You got the books in

there.

Books? What books?

Ah, that's just what I figured. Now, I

want you to listen to me, boy. I want

you to get back to them study books and

stay there. Maybe there ain't going to

be any next voyage without you. Stay

buckled to that book learning.

That clear to you now?

Yes, sir.

I know. Get to it, boy.

Oh,

well bearing.

Hello, Jason.

Welcome home. You're very welcome.

How do you feel?

Oh, fine. Fine, thanks. I'm still gimped

up a little, but I'm healing it.

Friend of yours, eh?

Now, don't tell me that's Jed.

Can't you say hello to your uncle Jason,

boy?

Yes, sir. How are you, sir?

Fine, Jed. Grown a few fathoms, haven't

you?

What are you trying to do, bearing? Skin

him out.

Well, there was plenty of slack there

when we sailed. Get back to them books,

boy. No time for Gabin. Go on now. I

You're really feeling all right, Barry?

Say, it strikes me you're mighty fidgety

about the state of my health.

Well, why shouldn't I be? The last word

we had was from Eli Bacon after he

hailed you off New Zealand a year ago.

The vessel Hov 2, you down here in your

cabin sick. Nobody knew how bad. I

thought maybe I'd kill you letting you

go to sea, hurt like you were.

I see. Eli Bacon tosses his long nose

aboard this vessel. One day, then you

and him start sewing me up in canvas.

How much oil did Mr. Long nose bacon

bring back?

Well, he had bad luck. Well, then maybe

you better start worrying about the

state of his health. When a whailing

master can't bring back the oil, that's

the time to start worrying about him,

I'd say.

I take it, bearing, you want me to ask,

how much did you take?

Oh, it's in the log there in the drawer.

How many barrels bearing?

What's the record in this port? You

recall?

You know mighty well it's 2,217

barrels. The morning star, July 10,

1872. Seth Carter, command me. Well, it

ain't no more. It's 2,246

barrels. Pride of Bedford, May 17th,

1887.

Beer and joy. Commander,

is that the truth bearing a record?

Isn't it wonderful? Uncle Jason.

Mr. S said maybe it's a world record.

Back to them books. Last time now.

Hi, sir.

Uh, Bill Ever still superintendent the

schools, ain't he?

No. He moved away last year.

Oh. Who took his place?

One of the teachers, I think. Why?

Nothing. Nothing. Nothing.

I can't tell you how proud I am for you,

Barry. And how glad for you, too. It

don't happen that way very often for a

man to have a record to retire on. Why?

I couldn't wish.

Was that about retiring?

Well, I didn't mean to bring it up right

now, but maybe it's just as well. Why

not, Barry?

I don't remember telling nobody I was

quitting.

Well, why don't you?

Look, we don't have to talk about that.

You bet we'll talk about it. And right

now,

all right, Barry. All right. You have

made your last voyage, and it's high

time, too. The board of directors have

voted you 3,000 a year for the rest of

your days, and you're going to spend

them ashore.

Well, ain't that nice. They figured they

ain't got another voyage in me, huh?

Well, somebody better make up your mind

for you if you're going Oh, look, Barry.

This makes sense. Time's up. And that

isn't just me talking. The insurance

company says that, too. Well, you're not

going to sit there and tell me you want

to go to see again.

Well, I don't remember saying that

neither. Maybe. So maybe not. I ain't

decided yet.

What is it, Barry? Jed, you wanting to

leave another joy on the quarter deck?

Because if that's it, that's nothing but

pride.

What? Can't you let a man draw a deep

breath before you start in throwing

questions at him? You're getting nosy as

an old woman.

Now look,

I ain't looking, but I'm telling you

something. There ain't any director

fellas and no insurance companies doing

my deciding for me. No, you neither,

Jason.

All right, Barry. All right. Maybe I'll

find out someday. Let's go short.

That's the first good thing you've said

today.

How can I help you with anything?

No, thank you. No, no, no. Goodbye.

Goodbye, Bernie.

This is it, isn't it, Crabs?

Yeah, this is it.

Overside, boy.

Golly, Gramps, it seems smaller than I

remember it. Why is that?

You keep coming back from wider places,

boy.

I recollect now. That's you, isn't it?

Cramps.

It was me.

When you weren't so old,

huh?

Let me see.

That's your paw, isn't it?

That's right.

And that's my paw.

Yep. You're Paul.

He's the one that got drunk trying to

save his boat steer, wasn't he?

That's right.

No, that's funny. They all look alike.

Golly, Gramps, I ain't going to look

like that when I grow up, am I?

You could do a whole side worse.

Where I starting this one, Gramps, it's

the grammar book.

Well, take anything you run foul of, you

don't know about.

That's easy. What does parse mean?

Parse.

It says parse the following sentence.

Oh, parse.

Well, use like that. It means um well,

there's lots of ways to explain it to

you. I got to think of the simplest.

Take a minute. Wait till I fill my pipe.

P A

Grant. RS

verb transitive

from the Latin word P A R S

meaning part

to resolve something into its component

parts as

graphs.

Pars verb transitive from the Latin p a

r s meaning in part of something. It

means to resolve to resolve um well it

means take something all apart. say my

sentence like um well, it's kind of like

taking a knot apart to see how it's

tied. Well, that's the way you bust this

sentence up. Adverbs and adjectives and

interesting, ain't it?

I'm scared, Crabs.

What are you scared about? You're a

mighty bright boy, ain't you? 1776.

Come on now, say it.

1776

17

Get a fix on it with your eye. Don't try

and remember it. Go on, look at it. It's

big enough.

I think boy,

you've got to.

You want to go to see again, don't you?

Sure I do.

Well, then how many borrows the farmer

got left?

He had nine.

Buys

Gramps. I can't think. I get all mixed

up. I just can't think. Grab.

All right, son. All right. We better go

to our beds.

Go on.

And so we say, Lord, whatever is thy

will shall be our way. If tomorrow you

got some disappointment first to face,

give us the sense, I mean the grace to

know that thy will is still our way.

Amen.

You were praying like like I wasn't

going to pass tomorrow,

weren't you? Gramps

didn't mean to. Boy,

I remember some of it. 1776.

I'll try hard tomorrow. Honest, I will.

But I've been thinking if it should just

so happen that you don't pass tomorrow,

don't let it fret you too much. Man gets

so pigheaded sometimes he clean for

guess that maybe the Almighty got

something in mind. could be. He'd see to

it we failed. For our own good, he'd see

to it.

But what do you want to do that for,

Gramps?

So you could get raised ashore. Like

maybe I ain't got the sense to see is

best for you.

I want to go to sea, Gramps. Get raised

up right like we said.

Yeah, but what I'm saying is maybe he

don't want me to raise you into no place

like that. Swallowing salt and wind all

your life. Blood and stink pouring over

your boottops. A strip of Carl an acre

of ice. The nearest thing to home you

ever see. No boy. He could be dead set

on our starting a new life and a shore.

Now you can see that, can't you?

Line it up.

I want to go to sea grabs.

Man ought to be alone when he cries.

It's It's just that you got to stop

saying things you don't mean.

Jed,

what cramps?

I was wondering being here again. I

mean, the house and all. You wouldn't

remember it much, would you?

I don't know.

I was pretty young then. I guess a

mighty interesting subject remembering

mighty scientific subject.

Is it perhaps?

Oh, sure it is.

Now, just being scientific,

I reckon you wouldn't remember the night

you was brought in here in my room to

sleep, would you? night Shamar died.

I don't think so, Grant.

No. Uh, well, as long as you don't

remember,

you wouldn't go to sleep until I brought

you over here with me.

Just lonesome you was.

I think I remember Gramps

kind of.

But the funniest part of it all was

holding you wasn't enough.

I had to kiss you good night just like I

was your mom. Seemed to make you forget

about being lonesome.

Funny, ain't it?

I guess so. Grabs

I don't suppose. Uh,

what? Grabs.

Oh, nothing, boy. Nothing.

Just scientific, that's all.

You was mighty young like you say

good night boy.

Night traps

bush.

Remember that boy. Like a tree. Man

takes it kindly if you call him by name.

I will. Grants Bush.

I'm Captain Joy.

Oh, yes. Captain Joy. We've been

expecting you. Mr. Bush will be through

in just a minute. Mr. Bush has been

looking forward to seeing you again. Do

you remember that he made a voyage with

you once?

He did. Only one voyage. I didn't have

no trouble with him, did I? Well, I've

only heard him tell about it, but I

think when he got back to port, you told

him pretty definitely that you didn't

think he belonged at sea.

I did.

You can come in now, Captain.

Come on, boy.

Well, Mr. Bush, it's been a long time.

It's mighty fine to see you again.

Well, it's nice to see you, Captain. How

are you?

Oh, fine. Fine, thank you, Mr. Bush. Uh,

this is my grandson, Jed. I've been

telling him about you.

How are you, Jed?

Fine, thank you, sir. Mr. Bush.

Andrew, you look fine. You ain't changed

a bit.

I'm afraid, Captain. Your memor is bad

by about 40 Ib.

Well, time don't let none of us be. You

know, it taught me to take hold of that

temper of mine. I always said the sea

lost a mighty good man the day I took it

out on you, Andrew. I always said that.

You don't really remember me, do you,

Captain?

No. No, I wasn't any good at all on the

sea. I guess I was the worst hand that

ever went to sea. I was seasick most of

the time. But I might have spent my

whole life where I didn't belong if you

hadn't told me the truth and put me back

on the land. I finally managed to figure

out that I owed you a good deal for

that, Captain.

It's mighty nice of you to take it that

kindly, Mr. Bush.

Nonsense.

Well, I expect we better get at that

examination. Miss Hopkins, are you all

prime for Jed?

I think so, sir. Mr. Bush.

Good. You have the questions?

Yes, Mr. Bush. Already?

They ain't. I mean, ain't no questions

there except for just the fourth grade.

That's right. Now, you have a whole

hour, Jed. Good luck.

Sit here.

An hour. You say

that's right. You can wait here if you

like.

It's kind of a long time.

What time is it?

It's just after 10:00.

Won't really be so hard. Of course.

Ain't nothing but the fourth grade.

That's right.

And he's bright.

Oh, he seems very bright.

I ain't bothering you, am I?

Not at all.

What time is it now?

It's still just after 10.

Don't worry about it too much, Captain.

As you say, he's bright.

You'd find him that, Mr. Bush, if you

was to be acquainted with him. I was

just thinking if he don't get them

questions just right. Maybe if you was

to talk to him. If you had some

questions about whales or vessel, you'd

see he knowed things. That's the main

idea, ain't it?

Well, in a way it is, Captain. But then

there's the law.

Ah, the law. I can't say I hold with

their reasoning of it.

Well, if it is the law, I hold with the

law.

Well, a man's got to use his time

proper. There's a lot of errands. I

might as well do

an hour, huh?

That's right.

Most time.

Not much longer.

You married man Bush?

12 years.

Fathered any children?

No, we never were blessed that way.

Well, you know about them though, I

expect. Being mixed up with them and

their schooling and all. What I mean is

it's near to being a parent, ain't it?

Yes, I suppose it is

funny. I don't remember grown folks sure

much. I guess it ain't so hard, is it?

Being a parent ashore, you mean?

Well, I guess some pretty fair people

have managed to get raised ashore,

Captain.

That's right. Abe Lincoln now, he made

it handsome.

Most handsome.

But you got to figure this. His folks

were sure, folks. That makes a

difference.

Well, Captain, I know what you mean. But

parenthood's hard. The best of it, any

place you put it. And if it comes to

that and you have to take that job

ashore, I think I think you'll make it.

You've given him something to live up

to. That's the hardest part. You brought

home a record, didn't you? A record that

will stand. A

record.

I tell you the kind of a record I

brought home. I had it right in my hands

to keep him out there. One more vorge.

That's all I needed. Just one more

vorge. only it ain't going to come

about. And why? Because of me.

That's the kind of a record I brought

home.

Well, Captain I

got some of the gramps.

I hope

that's all right, boy.

That's all right.

About the grades.

Maybe I'd better send you word.

We'll wait.

I'll try and hurry it up.

Oh dear.

As bad as that, huh? He almost cried. He

tried so hard. Maybe the arithmetic is

better.

No.

Oh dear.

His average is 32.

Well, you might as well get it over

with.

Are you sure we gave him a fair chance,

Miss Hopkins?

Of course I'm sure. If you mean it.

I'm sorry.

Make it 70, Miss Hopkins.

What? Mr. Bush,

I said mark the paper 70.

Mr. Bush, I can't believe you're trying

to suggest.

Well, I am. That's exactly what I'm

suggesting. I'm not going out there and

tell that old man his boy failed.

But he did fail.

I know he failed. Just don't sit there

and tell me he failed. The point is I

won't go out there and tell him. If you

really mean that you want us to falsify

an examination just because you'd rather

not disappoint a nice old man.

All right, then you go out there and

tell him. You walk right out there and

break his heart. Go on. Go out there and

tell him that he has to raise that boy

on shore. That he can't take the last of

the joys to sea again to make a whailing

master out of him. You go ahead. I'm not

man enough.

Look, Mr. Bush, I like Captain Joy, too.

But it seems to me there's something

more than disappointment involved. That

child is is deficient, and I think his

education is more important than

anybody's feelings. But we have no right

to leave him, where the only things

he'll have a chance to learn about are

the C and the rough life there.

Well, by heaven, I wish I'd made it.

Listen, Miss Hopkins, I think there's a

little more to education than knowing

how to spell. There's a little matter

called character, and character is

education. The best of it. And that old

man has a textbook that builds

character. We can't even see the words,

Miss Hopkins. But if I could learn to

read that book of his, I'd give up

knowing how to spell. I'd give up a good

deal more if I had that boy's chance to

learn how to be a man. We'll mark the

paper 70. Miss Hopkins.

What did he get?

70.

What's passing?

70. What do you think?

Jason, what blows around here? What have

you done about refitting my vessel?

Oh, well, Bearing, we haven't done

anything till we talk to you again. And

uh Bearing, this is Mr. Lunsford.

Captain Joy. Mr. Lunsford.

What do you mean you ain't done nothing,

Jason? Well, the last time I talked to

you, Bearing, you seemed a little

uncertain about your plan.

When was I uncertain?

Well, you must have passed.

Passed who?

Jed? What was his grade?

Jed, what's he got to do with it?

All right, Bearing. When do you want to

sail?

Whales are waiting. We got a crew to

line up and the first mate to find.

Oh, yes. A mate. Funny. I was

just talking about that with Mr.

Lunsford here.

Oh, it was, huh?

Yes. You see, we've had our eye on Mr.

Lungsford for a long time. He's been

going fine up in Boston. Fine record. I

think you might like the looks of it,

Bearing. And if he could just sail with

you once, you know, have a chance to

learn under the greatest master in the

trade. It uh Well, I thought maybe it

might work out fine all around.

That's fine. Young fell, ain't he?

Yes. Yes, he

Young and healthy. Yes, I suppose so.

Jason, a body with half an eye can see

the wheels running around in your head

same as your forehead was made of glass.

And he comes from Boston where them

insurance companies bath. Now, it

wouldn't be possible he'd have a

master's papers on him already, would

it?

Well, yes. Yes, it would. He he has But

we still feel that he needs more

experience. Look, uh, suppose we let

Captain Joy look the record over if he

wants to. Then if there are any

questions he'd like to ask.

That's a mighty good idea, young fellow.

See what the paper says.

Yes, sir. Mhm.

Good. It's a good firm.

Albatross,

second mate.

Now there's something I never come

across before.

Going to school to learn how to take

whale.

I think the record may mention a few

voyages too, sir.

What did they learn you in that school

about taking whale? I mean,

I studied marine engineering,

seammanship, navigation, marine biology.

Marine by what?

Biology.

Now, there's something I'd take it

mighty kindly if you was to tell me

about, Mr. Lunford.

Yes, sir. Marine biology covers the

feeding habits of the whale, his

seasonal movements, his breeding and

cving habits.

Well, you don't say. Now, that's mighty

wonderful interesting

embearing. I think that uh

well, I tell you, there's something that

worries me about that school. For mighty

night 200 years, my folks made a

tolerable living taken whale. And not

one of them ever studied that marine by

whatchamacallit.

You reckon we was all that time not

knowing that we didn't know what we was

doing?

Listen, Captain Joy, I'd like to have

been a fourth generation whailman. All

right, I'm not. But I do know my trade

and I can stand up against

I think we talked long enough. I'm

sorry, Barry. I thought you'd be very

pleased with Mr. Lancer's record, but uh

uh apparently you

whatever give you such a notion, Jason.

He suits me fairly proper.

But I thought that you

quit sputter and let Ben sign him up.

Well, I'm glad you feel that way about

ought to make a mighty interest in

voyage. Plenty of time for Mr. Lunford

to tell me about that by what you may

call it. And there might be just a

little point or two I could tell him

against the time when he was going to

take over a command

command of a vessel of his own. I mean,

if I'm going to make this voyage,

Captain Briggs, I think it's going to be

worth

We better talk that at some time.

Mr. answered. If you'll come with me to

a nice, quiet place, I'll sign the

agreement just as you outlined it. And I

might even give you my share in the

pride if it would help to get her out to

sea peaceibly again. Come on. I'll see

you at the vessel. See,

you bet you will.

The business of this vessel is to take

in a whale. We don't go home till we've

a full cargo.

You'll get justice aboard with

no favoritism.

But I better not run into no sherken,

cowardice, nor just plain meanness.

I aim to bring you back better men than

when I got you.

Bear and bow your heads.

Oh Lord, we ask thy blessing on this

company that go down to the sea and

ships that will see and know your works

and your wonders in the vast deep. Amen.

That's all.

Mr. Lunford, I want a word with you now.

Yes,

Mr. S. Take over.

Come in, Mr. Lunchman. Come in.

Sit down. Sit down, Mr. Wilford.

Thank you, sir.

Well, I thought we might just chatamite.

Uh, what do you think of your new birth

so far, Mr. Lunchford? She's a fine

vessel, sir. Some good things about her,

maybe. Not many green hands. You may

have noticed that most of my crew

generally sign on again.

Out of affection, no doubt, sir. Could

be, Mr. Lunford. That's possible. And

now, well, likely tank necessary, but we

might touch on a point or two concerning

the general conduct of the vessel.

On my vessel, I have no contact with the

crew. I deal with him entirely through

the first mate and don't meddle. For

instance, it so happens I got kin

aboard, but his being my grandson don't

make him no different from no other

focus hand. Yes, sir.

Fine. Well, I figured we'd think alike,

Mr. Lensman. That's fine.

And now we got a special little problem.

A kind of official commitment of the

vessel, you might say, Mr. Lunford. And

it being that, of course, I know that

you'd want to see it handled proper.

Well, I suppose so, sir.

My grandson, Mr. Lunford was permitted

to go to sea with a firm understanding

on the part of this vessel that he

receive his proper portion of book

learning like the law says. Now whilst

he was cabin boy I discharged that duty.

I did a fair proper job I might say. But

being crew now it's different. Of course

I Den meddled with crew no wise whatever

like we said. You see Mr. Lensford.

Well, yes, but I I don't see a

mighty vexing problem it was until it

come to me to remember you and your

schooler.

Just like the hand of Providence, it was

setting you down on this vessel because

from now on, it can be your duty to

oversee his book learning just like this

vessel promised.

Oh, now just a minute, sir. My time's

going to be pretty in any time. Your off

duty hours will be fine.

That's all. Mr. Lunsford.

Yes, sir.

Don't look so longfaced, Mr. Lunford. I

had the feeling when you come aboard,

you was ready to take on extra duty if

the chance showed itself.

Yes, sir.

Let's see. You passed the fourth grade

examination.

Yes, sir. I got 70. It was easy.

Sure. Sure. I bet it was. Look at the

teacher you had.

We're talking, mister.

All right, let's review a little. Farmer

Brown has a box of 32 apples. He gives

eight away. Six more rot before he can

get them to market. How many apples does

he have to sell?

I don't know, sir.

Well, I suppose you try thinking about

it.

My golly, sir. He must have been an

awful dumb to let so many rot. Besides,

I don't see why I have to learn about

farmers like that.

Look, suppose we cighted 14 whales and

took three of them. How many got away?

11. That's a big pot of whales.

All right. Now, why can't you do it with

apples?

Well, it's different when it's with

whales.

The book says farmer Brown and apples.

So, how many apples did he have left?

He had 32. He gives eight away. Six

more.

Seven.

Take another guess.

I don't know.

I wonder if we try real hard, we could

find something that you do know.

What's the longest river in the world?

The arrogance. What was the first battle

of the revolution?

Well, I don't see the there have to be

so many questions. You ask questions,

grants ask questions, the school asked

questions, and they're all about apples

or something. Why can't people just ask

the same ones?

You sure that was a fourth grade

examination you passed?

Well, gee, you can't remember things

that don't make sense. Gramps is the

best way in the world, and he didn't

have to learn about Farmer Brown and

apples. Look at a blink. He didn't have

to have no school to be president. Mandy

Jackson.

Yeah, it wouldn't take long to figure

out where you heard that one.

All right, mister. I guess we can't get

pearls out of a pelican.

Better put those under your bunk and

sleep on them. Maybe you can soak up

some of it through your mattress.

Hurry up. Everybody on the Come on.

I got

Mr. S will tell you about him.

Yes, sir.

All right, we'll pick up boat crews. Go

ahead, Mr. Sue. All right, sir. Harp

owners first. Like to anyhow get a man

that's seen an iron before. Lamb over

here

back

you.

All right, sir.

Hey, fell over there. All right, Harper.

You

have to take too much off before that

belly can pull an ore. You'll do

I'll take Manchester.

That's all. Gentlemen.

Oh. Uh, Mr. Su.

Yes, sir.

Assign the extra men to special duty and

if any of them show any particular

aptitude to learn, report it to me. I

rate the desire to learn ahead of

experience. A man will go further in the

end.

Oh, you you better report to the cook.

Maybe there's something you can do to

help him.

Heat. Heat.

Hello coffee, Mr. Tubs.

Sure.

Don't you feel like biddles then?

I'm all right.

Try him with an apple, Mr. Tubs.

No. Come to think of it, some people

don't like apples. They fight shy of

apples. They don't even like the people

who grow them.

Do you mean me, Mr. Lynxford? Do you?

I don't know.

Do I?

Because if you do, I can tell you

something about your farmer Brown's

apples. He had 32 and he gave away 86

more rotted on him. If you want to know

how many he had left, he had 18.18,

sir. And the Mississippi is the longest

river in the world. And the first battle

was Concord. And it was in 1775, too. Is

there anything else you want to know,

sir?

6 ♪ 11 is 66.6 ♪ 12 is 72. Plus, I know

a lot of that stuff.

Is there anything else you want to know,

Mr. Lunsford?

I don't want to know any of it. I know

it already. Now, that brings us to

seven. Mighty interesting numbers,

seven.

I bet it is.

Well, you don't think much of it, huh?

All right, then. Let's try something

else.

Whales, for instance. How big is a blue

fin calf when he's born?

How big is he before he's mature enough

to take?

How old is he before he begins to

travel? What does he eat that's

different from other whales?

Well, come on, mister. What's the

matter?

How big is he when he's born?

Oh, 20 ft above.

Did you ever see one?

Uh-uh.

How do you know then? I studied about

it. What whales eat, how they behave,

the sum of what a lot of men have found

out about it.

I could learn that.

Sure, maybe you could. Lots of

interesting things to learn

about once you get the hang of studying.

Now, uh, take the sevens for instance.

That's a mighty interesting number in a

man's life. When he's seven, he changes

from a child to a boy. And what's twice

seven? 14.

That's right. When he's about 14, he

stops being a boy and he starts growing

into a man.

3 ♪ 7?

Sure. 21. That's when he's all the way

grown up.

Well, he thinks so anyway.

What happens next when he's 28?

Well, about then if he's any good. He

begins to find out that there's still

some things he doesn't know.

Uh, let's jump ahead a little. What's 10

♪ 7?

70? What happens then?

Well, 70. That's the best age of all. If

a man has sense enough to meet it the

way he ought to, he's retired by then.

He can sit on his front porch in

the sun and think about how good he used

to be and leave the work of the world to

younger and better man.

All right, that's enough for today. We

did pretty well. We'll take the eights

tomorrow.

All right. Stand by to lower.

What's that line?

Yes, sir.

I'd like to inquire about your

schooling.

Oh, it's fine, sir. It's not a bit hard

the way Mr. Lford teaches it.

Well, that's fine.

Like in geography, he doesn't just make

up the names of places. He draws charts

with bays and all showing where the

whales go. Well, that's handy. Maybe we

can just boil down them charts.

And in arithmetic, he makes sense out of

it. Like dog Bart navigation and how you

use it,

dog. What kind of navigation?

Well, sir, it's like when we're in a fog

and we're near land or something. We

always carry that barrel of rocks under

the jig boom. So, we throw a rock over

side and if there isn't any echo of a

splash, we know we're in clear water.

What does Mr. Lford throw over? One of

the crew.

Oh, no, sir. He says it's silly to carry

all those rocks. All you have to do is

shout. Then you count slow. And if an

echo comes back in, say 5 seconds, you

multiply 5 ♪ 1,000 cuz that's the speed

of sound. Then you divide by two cuz the

sound has to go out and back. That gives

you 2,500 ft. And that's the distance

you are from land or an iceberg. And

that's dog bark.

That's hogwash.

Well, anyway, sir.

All right, let go your afterlife. Well,

go on. Say what you're going to say.

Well, Mr. Lunchford taking his crew out

to practice on the dummy. He said, "I've

been doing so well in my studying."

Well, you better go on. You don't want

to miss none of Mr. Lunsford's wisdom.

I sir, thank you, sir.

Thank

Mr. Nut.

Not bad. Mr. Lford has got that cruise

spout in pretty good steam.

Get ready. Britain will be in position

in a minute.

Mr. S, let her fall off into the wind

about two points.

They're drawing away from us, sir.

He's falling off into the wind. All

right, man. Get your backs into it. Good

job. Take it to

Who's the jokester aboard who filled

that extra sail? Nice practice, Mr.

Lunsford. Nice long practice. Very

commendable.

We might just as well have pulled for

land.

I expect you could have made it, too,

Mr. Lunsford. You could have dog bought

it.

Found a cup of coffee, sir?

No thanks.

You ain't got it figured out yet.

Heaven, Mr. Lunford.

What? What are you talking about?

Why he done it?

That's easy. Some people spit meanness

just for the fun of it.

Don't cover it. You ain't had much truck

with feelings, have you, Mr. Lunford? No

kids either. You've been too busy

getting ahead, I expect.

Are you through your galley, Mr. Tubs?

If you had, you'd know a piece of

jealousy when you seen it.

What are you talking about? I'm talking

about him and the boy. Can't you see

nothing, young fella? It's plain enough.

I ain't blaming you, none. He kind of

took the boy's feelings for granted.

Same as we all do our kin. And you're

nearly the age where the lad ought to

find his father. But I'm telling you

something, Mr. Lunford. You're taking

something you got no right to.

You haven't been in a grog, have you,

Mr. Tubs?

No, sir, I ain't.

Then let me tell you something.

I don't think that old man loves

anything except himself and whale oil.

His only interest in the boy is that

generations of joy stuff. He's the one

dumped the kid on my deck. All I've done

is try to hammer his little ABCs into

him. But don't tell me the old man would

care if I was rocking him to sleep every

night.

I keen Mader. Why do you think he's out

here when he ain't got the strength to

be anymore?

What do you think's driving him on? It's

his love of the boy. I can see it. I can

see something else, too.

Somebody can get hurt, and it ain't

going to be him.

Not now, Mr. Lunford.

I'll kill you first.

Slush, you're a nice fellow, and I think

you believe everything you say, but that

doesn't necessarily make it true. I

don't mean a cobbler's nickel to the

boy, but if that's all it'll take to

make you happy, that's easy. I'll dump

him back in the old man's apron and

quick, too. I haven't got time to get

mixed up in anybody's sentimental

bedtime story.

But it ain't going to be as easy as you

think.

No.

Good night, Mr. Tubs.

Good night, Mr. Answer.

Trying to figure something to help that

green crew keep up when we strike. Will

you?

We'll hold our own. We have a strike.

Eddie,

we better.

All right, we'll try it in place.

What are you doing, Mr. Losford?

Haven't you some studying to do, mister?

Yes, sir. Then go do it. All right,

let's go.

What are the changes for Mr. Lunford?

I want 6 in more rake, so I'm

modernizing the gear seat.

A high heat gas.

Something like the Bermudans will keep

sailor off and bring the center of

pressure closer to the center of

gravity. I see. You think that'll help,

huh?

She'll be a lot more seaorthy and a lot

faster.

I see. Well, it better, Mr. Lunchford.

You'll be paying for destroying ship's

property. It's a mighty strange thing,

but them boats have been managing to

take their share of whale for a sight of

years now. Center of gravity or no

center of gravity.

What does he mean by center of gravity,

sir?

Words, that's all.

Oh no, sir. He's awful smart. He

center of gravity.

Center of copyc.

Oh, you take this down to Mr. L.

I'll take it, sir.

I brought you your supper, sir.

Just put it down.

I kept it nice and hot.

Well, I'll take care of it.

Mr. Lunchford,

do you want to hear? I got all my

studies just like you said. Look, you'd

uh you'd better run along now. I'm busy.

I'll hear your lessons later when I have

time.

Center

center of buoyancy

center of effort

center of gravity. Heat.

Heat.

What are you doing out of your pocket?

Mr. Lford, if I could speak with you a

minute.

I haven't done anything, have I?

I mean, I wouldn't do anything to make

your muckle attack me.

You haven't?

Well, sir, there's something. I don't

know, but I must have done something.

I I don't know what you're talking

about.

You got to tell me what I've done.

You're awful muckled with me about

something. And gosh, I wouldn't do

anything to make you muckled at me. Not

for anything in the world.

Say, say you had a friend and all of a

sudden he didn't act friendly anymore.

You

I don't know what you mean. All

that friend talk.

I've just got a duty toward you, that's

all.

I couldn't.

No, you hadn't done anything.

Look, uh, you better run along now. It's

late.

I'm not sleepy.

Sure. Sure you are. Look, you got to

keep your eyes open. You want to be

ready when we hear your lessons

tomorrow, don't you?

Yes, sir.

Good night, Mr. L.

Good night.

If G is the center of gravity and B is

the center of buoyancy normal and B1 is

the center of buoyancy held Then a

perpendicular from B1 that intersects

the from

perpendicular from B1 that ends up

she is the center of

ah who cares. Yes.

Hey, come alive up there.

Team Balls. Team Balls.

She bows.

She bows. Mr. L for us is the glory. She

flows.

You see Sykes? Answer alone spur. Sing

out. Sing out every time. All hands on

deck.

Joy. She blows poison.

Away.

Come

the last one. I did it, Mr. Lman. I did

it.

Bring her into the winder.

Hold on. Hold it.

What's the matter, Mr. Blunt? You're

having trouble with your center of

gravity.

Come on, Mr. L.

You wait and see. You'll make it.

All right, put it up, boys.

He's catching a milk.

I can see, can I?

It works. Mr. Lester's boat doesn't roll

near as much.

Oh, you talk like you were seeing a

miracle. Elementary marine hydrostatics.

That's all that is. If G is the center

of gravity and B is the center of

buoyancy normal and B1 is the center of

buoyancy healed then if a perpendicular

from B1 intersects the center line above

the center of gravity the bolt stable

first principle anybody knows that I've

been figuring on doing it myself a long

time now I just never got round to it

that's all

look he's catching Mr. So,

let loose your heliards and let her

down.

I have a job.

Watch out.

You get first quail now. Mr. Lford.

Whenever you're ready, Mr. S. All right.

He's

All right. Breakouts are on. Break

something, you liy levers.

He gorge

up, Mr. Lens. We'll leave him to you,

Mr. Su.

All right, bring in yours.

Man's no fool. He's seen a whale or two

before. Liable to get him to.

Who, sir?

Never mind.

About 90 barrel

u breach in about 10 seconds. We'll make

about 90 barrel

or to breach any second now.

Easy.

Ripple coming.

Easy. Easy.

Hold it.

Get a little closer. Not too close.

Strike him, Mr. Lungsford. Strike him.

Strike

heat. He's

moving.

Watch out.

There he is.

Well, they're safe.

Looks like nobody's bad hurt.

Could Could I have the glass, sir?

All right, boy.

Take him down to my quarters.

He's not badly hurt, sir.

You made the right choice, Mr. Lunford

and you made it quick. That'll appear on

your record. You best break out the

cutting stage. Mr. Sue will likely bring

in the wheel.

I

Take it away. All the way.

Heat. Heat.

Hallelujah.

What's the matter, boy? All the studying

you've been doing, you learn how to keep

your feet under.

Is Mr. Lford going to teach you to dive

over this side and catch him by the

gills?

All right, you wait. Mr. Lford will take

more whale than all of you. He knows

more about whale than all of you put

together.

How we in?

Uh, got a moment, sir?

Usually have.

Like to talk to you for a minute, sir.

What about Mr. Lunood?

Your grandson, sir?

What about him?

Well, uh, he's coming along pretty well.

Studies included.

I, uh, I thought maybe it was about time

he went out on a whale.

Good, Mr. Lunford. If he's ready, send

him out.

If we strike a pod, there won't be much

chase. So, uh, I thought he could handle

a bow war.

Good, Mr. Lunford. Let him handle a bow

war. Anything else?

Well, I uh, just wanted to say my crew

is whipped into fine shape. I think they

give you their best, sir. Well, what

does that mean?

Well, naturally, sir, I thought you

ought to Well, I I mean, with the

tradition and all and your liking for

him,

well, I thought you'd want to take him

in my boat and blood him yourself.

I see.

Mr. Lunchford, if any member of this

crew is ready for blood, blood them. If

you want to put them in your boat, put

them there. That's your business. But

don't make such a bother about it. And

don't come down here telling me when to

lower a bolt.

That clear, Mr. Lynford?

Yes, sir.

Good.

Anything else?

No, sir.

She blows.

Captain Joy, she blows.

She blows.

All hands on that table.

You report to Mr. Thatch. Tell him I

said you were to take power.

You mean I'm going to

Don't stop to talk about it. Just get

rid of that stuff.

I'm supposed to say I was supposed to

report to you from Bour.

All right. Get aboard.

Power away. Power away.

Air off.

Heat. Heat.

Heat.

Heat.

Nice healthy cow or a better 100

barrels. We fastened on to her not too

far from the vessel, sir. Chances are

the others had a longer chase.

No point in breaking out the cutting

stage now, Mr. Lunchb. We're likely to

have a little weather. We'll snug down

the vessel as soon as you've made your

sparm secure.

Yes, Captain Joy. There's a B of the

port beam, sir.

It's Mr. S.

Mr. S.

Seen anything of Mr. Thatch?

Yes, sir.

On his way back.

He ain't back then, huh?

When did you last sight him?

Just before the weather closed. He

looked onto a real lively one.

You didn't catch sight of him on the way

back?

No, sir. I had my own troubles.

Light some crescent. Put extra men in

the lookout rings, Mr. Lunford. Many as

you can spare.

Yes.

Heat. Heat.

The old man eat his supper. No.

Still here. Sykes boat.

No sir.

Not for quite a while.

The old man told him not to carry out

the search beyond the sound of the

vessel. Not more than 10 minutes. I

don't know if he really expected him to

hold to that. You wouldn't if you were

out there looking for him.

They've been out there a long time.

Yeah.

Well, they could still be all right.

Mr. Thatch is a good man.

No use talking to him about putting over

another boat. I suppose

not him.

He's got his rules.

Well, suppose he breaks them for once.

Who does he think could hold it against

him? That's his own kid out there. What

good are his rules going to do him if

anything happens to him?

I don't know, Mr. Lunford, but I do know

he won't lure another boat. I would, but

maybe that's why he's master, and likely

I won't ever be. When we lost Mr.

Parkinson last, he lowered one boat for

the search. He ain't going to do any

different now. And if it was him out

there, he'd bust any man that done it

different. Maybe that's why he never has

any trouble with his crews like other

men do. They know he ain't never even

better rule. A man ain't the best master

in the trade for nothing, Mr. Lford.

Yeah, I'd lower another boat, but he

won't.

My God and my strength, in him will I

trust.

All the paths of the Lord of mercy and

truth unto all who keep his covenant.

Unto thee, O Lord, I lift mine eyes and

my soul

Britain.

I sir, get the boat crew together and

get some crescent and tell them to keep

their mouth shut about it.

I sir,

what are you doing, Mr. Lunchford? You

mean to tell me he told you to lower?

If I were you, Mr. Su, I'd go just as

far forward on this vessel as I could

get and stay there.

Oh, love a Christmas. Mr. Lunchford, you

ain't going to do that. Quitting ship

without order. assume can you be ready

to take the boat out?

Me?

Right now, sir.

Then what are you talking about?

No, we'll leave one mate on board, Mr.

Sue. Maybe the best one, too. Go on. Go

forward. All right, John. Lower away and

quietly now.

Hold it.

Something off to starboard, sir.

Part of the bow section.

Bull must have come back on him. Made

little enough pieces out of it.

There.

No sign at all, Mr. Sykes. No. Did you

see anything of Mr. Lunsford's boat.

No, sir.

Well, you and your men best get below

and get some rest.

And thank you, Mr. Sykes.

How long before it would be late, Mr.

Catch?

About 3 hours to daylight, Jack.

The fall could lift when it's daylight

couldn't.

Good boy. Maybe it will

live.

Quiet.

There.

It's Mr. Lungsford.

Heat up

here.

Mr. Thatch, it's a grateful thing to see

you on board again. Break out some rum

for the men and get them to their bunks.

Nice.

I'm in.

I got to say this to you first, Mr.

Lunford, that as a man, I am grateful

beyond measure for what you've done.

I'm glad it turned out, sir.

There are not words to tell you how

grateful.

But

in doing what you did, you violated my

authority.

You jeopardize the safety of this vessel

and her entire crew, for which I am

fully responsible.

Was there any question in your mind that

you were violating my authority?

None, sir.

Mr. Lansford,

as of this day, you're relieved of duty.

We'll continue taking whale until we

have to put into port for supplies,

likely by Parajio.

You will be put ashore there.

In the meantime, you can keep the first

maid's cabin and have the freedom of the

vessel.

Thank you, sir.

That's all, Mr. Lensford.

Mr. Lensford,

this entry I must make against you here.

I'd like you to know I don't take no

pleasure in it.

I have no quarrel with it, sir.

Heat.

Heat.

Mr. Lunsford,

how are you?

You got to tell me. They've been talking

a lot. Everybody, you got to tell me if

it isn't true, Mr. Los.

Well, you can hear lots of talk on the

vessel, Jed.

But you're not doing anything. Duty. I

mean, you're just sitting here. What's

the matter with that? You get a chance

to see all the scenery for once.

Look at that.

I never had time before.

Then he did. He took you off duty and

he's going to put you ashore,

isn't he?

Do you want to hear what I've

been studying?

I've been studying pretty hard, just

like you said.

Seems to me that was duty as I remember.

But what's going to happen? Maybe you'll

lose your master's license. And all you

did was come after me, Mr. Thatch, in

arrest. He hasn't any right.

Who says he has it? He He's the master,

isn't he? He He didn't enjoy doing it,

but he has his rules and he has to live

by them. You ought to have that in your

head by now.

But it was on a column name. He has no

right to

right or wrong master or mud hook. Why'd

I have to run across you and him in the

first place? Him and his dead

center Bible and you and your growing

up.

That's a career for you.

No, I I I didn't mean that.

I don't know.

Back to work, sailor. Forget it.

Come on. Get back to work.

Request

permission to see the captain, sir.

What do you want to see him about? It's

a personal matter, sir.

Don't you think you better talk it over

with me first?

No, sir. It's personal.

All right.

Come on.

Come in. Man, the folks will

wish to see you, sir. Send him in.

Take it that you got something important

to talk about.

Yes, sir.

Well, important things are worthwhile

thinking about a good deal. You got it

all thought out.

Yes, sir. Well, if it's important, you

and I got a special reason for talking

it out, manto man.

I came to talk to you as the master of

the vessel. Sir,

huh? Speak up, Mr. Joy.

Sir, I wish to be put ashore at the next

port of call, which I understand is

valisal.

I see.

You're right. Sure that's what you want?

Yes, sir.

It is, of course, my duty to ask you

what grievances you have against uh

against this vessel.

I' I'd rather not say, sir.

Well, then supposing I tell you,

you came down here with your mind full

up about the discipline in the Mr.

Lunchford, didn't you?

Yes, sir.

When you were a child, I spoke to you as

a child.

But now you've chosen to speak as a man,

so I'll speak to you as one.

What Mr. Lford did was wrong, no matter

what his reasons were. Therefore, I

relieved him and will put him ashore.

It's no less than I'd expect of you when

you take over command of this vessel.

A master's log comes mighty close to

being the measure of a master's life.

And unless you're man enough to keep it

the way it ought to be, fair and just,

then you're not man enough to be master

of this vessel.

If you see it otherwise, then I've been

raising the wrong boy.

Fair and just. That's all you talk

about. Well, if it's got to be that way,

who wants to be a master? He came out to

find me, didn't he? You didn't. You

don't care about anything. Just this

rotten old stinking tub, that's all.

Well, I don't want to stay on it

anymore. Not with you either. I'm going

ashore.

That's all, sir. I'd like permission to

report forward.

Grounded.

Just a minute.

I struck you in anger.

You're entitled to file charges against

me.

But I want you to know it wasn't anger

at you, but at myself.

I failed to make you the kind of a man I

hoped she'd be.

You can go now.

Better get the old man on board as quick

as you can.

Let's have it

on our way.

Follow

away.

I got some hot copy for you, sir.

Start cutting in, Mr. Soul. I got some

work to do below for a spell. All right,

sir.

Break out the cutting stage. All right,

the wave.

He He got himself another raider, didn't

he?

Yeah, he got himself another whale.

Neither of them seem to be weakening any

weakening.

That ain't in him the charred blood, Mr.

Lansford.

Well, I suppose I better take him up his

supper, and he'll take it out on me,

too. If I take him a broth, he'll cuss

it for belly wash. If I take him hard

bitters, he won't eat it.

I'm scared, Mr. Lman. You ought to have

seen him when he come aboard.

I saw him, but I wouldn't start worrying

about him until the day he stops causing

it.

I'm in.

What you got there? Ah, belly wash. Yes,

sir.

Put it down.

Where's Mr. Lunchman? Mr. Lun.

Mr. Lunchford. Find him. Tell him to

come here. Hey, sir.

You wanted to see me, sir?

That I did, Mr. Lensford.

Well, it looks like your day was here at

last.

What do you mean, sir?

As I seem to remember, you have a

master's license. I hope it's in proper

order

because as of this day, you'll take over

this vessel.

I'm too sick to continue in command.

Are you sure it's that bad, sir?

Oh, sweet suffering codfish. I know how

sick I am. You think I'm doing it for

pleasure?

Well, young fella, now you got your

vessel.

Yes, sir.

Then I think the first thing we'll do is

turn back from Monteo and a doctor.

You'll continue taking whale, Mr.

Lunwood. No South American pill roll is

going to do me no good.

I'll be out of here in 10 minutes and

then you can move in.

Oh, no. There's no need of that, sir. I

can just be right Master, don't occupy

the master's cabin. Now, where did you

learn that, Mr. Lunchford?

I I'll rest here a while.

I set out on that front porch somebody

was talking about

bed feels kind of good at that.

I was born in this bed up in the beer

and sea.

That's how I got my name. Bet you didn't

know that.

My pa took my m with him. first voice

after they was married.

Only boys she got to make with him

because of me, I guess.

Kind of a mean trick to play on a boy,

though, giving him a name like that.

I I will rest here while

I'll be out in just a minute.

What do you think, sir?

I don't know. Find Blair and have him

report to me right away.

Hi, sir.

What do you want?

Open your shirt, sir.

Go away.

Open your shirt, please.

I ain't got no intention of doing no

such a fool thing. Now look, it shall be

the duty of the master of the vessel to

examine into the physical well-being of

any member of the crew and render any

medical aid he deems necessary. Section

seven.

Silliest paragraph was ever written in

the seaman's act. What right you got to

go fooling around a human body?

Not me, sir. Blair, you had a year in

medical school.

Seems to me there's more schooling

around here than Wales.

We can only boil oil out of them books

now.

These are around a point at a time. He

can lie down there and smell it out if

anybody so much as ties a knot. He has

an order.

Now you want to crowd with the ice and

all.

Well, make it as fast as you can. I got

to get him out of bed. Now,

what about his compass, sir? The one by

his bed? That's the first thing he looks

at in the morning.

Yeah, I've thought about that.

Oh, no. Oh, no. You mean you want me to

go right in there and bust his compass?

You don't know what you're asking.

Yes.

Mr. S granted permission, sir.

What is it, Ched?

A personal manner, sir.

Good.

You say he's pretty sick.

How sick is he, Mr. Lansford?

I'm afraid he's pretty bad.

I was just thinking.

What do you think I ought to do?

What do you want to do?

Thought I'd go down and see him.

Well, what do you want to say?

I'd

like to tell him. Sorry, he's sick.

That's not enough, Jed.

I I wish you could find something better

you wanted to say.

Look, Jen,

you think he's been pretty tough with

us.

But his log here tells some things,

important things. It says in here that

he took himself off, Judy, just as

quickly as he took me off. And it says

that what's right for the vessel comes

ahead of himself or you or me or

anybody. It takes a tough man to live

like that, Jet. To put what's right or

wrong ahead of your own feelings.

That's what a master takes on.

To live without reproach.

And that isn't just toughness, Jed.

That's size.

I know he's a good Waiterman, sir.

No, no, no. He's more than that. He's

more of a man than you and I could ever

hope to be. And if if you were my own

son, I'd wish nothing better than that

you go down there right now and tell him

so before it's too late.

But that would be like saying he was

right instead of you after all you did.

You're the one who's been my friend.

You can't say something you don't mean.

Not if you feel about somebody. Like

please sir, may I go now?

All right. Go on.

Hey.

Never did like the ice. I can feel it

out there blowing its cold breath down

the back of your neck.

You better set your mainsel.

They're moving pretty fast with the

current. We may need the headway to

maneuver. I said,

"Come on, you take the reap out of your

main."

Good morning, sir.

Breakfast, captain.

Corn mush.

Belly wash.

Steep wood.

Kind of gray out. Fixing to make

weather.

Yes, sir. Glass is dropping. Some better

eat this now.

You know something, Slush? The trouble

with the man is he's a fool.

Yes, sir. The thing is he gets so busy

don't take time to think.

No sir.

That young Mr. Lunchford now I didn't

have no idea it was a hand of Providence

put him aboard.

Providence sir.

But what I mean is he's a fitting age.

Mr. Lunchford is for a young boy to grow

up alongside him. Nearer like his

father. He has a feeling for the boy. He

went after him that night, didn't he?

If you have a belief in anything at all,

like Providence, I mean, you got to

figure it was meant that way, don't you?

Look, Captain, it ain't that way. He'll

be in to see you. Give him a little

time. It's just stubbornness and proud

making, that's all. Natural in his

blood, you might say. He'll be in.

Can't you eat anything, Captain?

Ain't there someone else I can fix for

you? Uh,

oh, sure. I feel much better this

morning.

I can eat any manner of things you can

fix.

Keep alive, Blair. She may have to

answer pretty quickly. All right, sir.

I think there's something ahead, sir.

Sounds a little stubborn

in the forest. Can you see anything? I'm

in the forest, sir.

Try again, Mr. Thatch.

Ice

over there.

I'm still holding

on to that for just in time.

Heat.

Heat.

Ice

girl.

Come on.

Fire

heat.

Heat. Heat.

It's a nice switch down there.

Damage is below the water line, but

she's on a ledge of ice. Dad, crew on

the pumps. And

there, send some men below to stand by

for repair.

Sliding off. Drop some se on her to hold

her against the ice.

You'll pound her harder, sir.

She'll take it.

I sir

on the le braces.

Hurry up for that campus.

All right.

Britain is Manchester.

We make the patch as far down as we can.

If it slides off, we freaking take a

fire line. Fantastic.

Heat. Heat.

Take away on the cabin. Take away.

I

Spend the night

totally.

Timeline.

Well, rusted clean. That's fine. And

that's all I needed.

He's dead, sir. Smashed all to the

devil.

You better take over, Mr. S. F that

takes Sykes and Rumbly. Trees all going

to work down there. I don't know if

they'll go. Mr. That's might. I don't

know about the others.

Every one of them knows it likely it

won't work. But anyways, have a chance

in the boats.

Get the boat ready to abandon ship. Mac

the surn.

As bad as that, huh? Well, it won't hurt

to take a look, Mr. Fch.

I sir.

Kind of tough sometimes to own a quarter

deck, young fella.

Take up on the leave braces a little.

Keep her where she is. Take up on your

le braces. I'm far enough to snug down

the patch when she slips off.

We ain't lost this vessel yet, Mr.

Patch. You'll lower with two men and

complete repairs.

Mr. Shaer,

rig me a sling.

Mr. Sykes, you'll go over side with Mr.

Thatch. Pass the lines under the vessel.

Work in the sling if necessary. Mr.

Rick, you'll work with Mr. Thatch to

secure the patch to the vessel. Far down

as we can take it. Sir, get busy. Very

excited

that sling.

He

Give me a gap.

You wanted to see him?

Yes, sir.

If I could have permission, sir.

I think so.

Where?

How's he feeling, sir?

Not so good, Jen.

But you feel better now.

Well,

are you feeling better, sir? Oh, well

enough. If I don't have to get up no

more, help young fellas out of holes

they get into.

You uh you wanted to speak to me?

Yes, sir. Mr. Thatch asked me to pay his

respects to you, sir.

They tell me Mr. Thatch ain't likely to

make it.

No, sir. Pneumonia, Mr. blesses.

A prop a real man, Mr. Thatch.

Britain the same.

All of them good men.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Thatch told me that night out there

when your boat was stove,

you held yourself like a man.

Yes, sir.

I I mean

anything else?

Yes, sir. I wanted to say

to withdraw my request to be pretty

sure.

I mean, I think maybe I can see now why

it has to be like that when you're a

master.

I mean,

what are you trying to say, boy?

Oh, Dr.

It's too much.

I was telling him when the bull whale

stove in our boat, he wanted to know all

about it. He said

and then he didn't answer anymore.

He

It's all right, J.

Heard you.

We find the Bible

Yeah, coming down for lunch.

It's the Molly B, I think, out of

Boston.

You know what Grant used to call the

vessels out of Boston?

I can imagine.

Back bay builds barges. He used to say.

Well, a codfish, cuddlefish, and

carp. He used to say they were.

Hey, look. I'm from Boston, mister.

Not anymore you aren't, are you? He

said, taking the pride out again. You'd

be a Bedford man now. He said you'd

likely be living in the house and taking

care of them.

Oh, he did, huh?

You will, won't you, Mr. Lunsford?

Well, looks like I've got my orders.

He said we'd be taking your books out

and trying to bust his record.

Well, I'll tell you about that. We'll

try, mister. Next voyage and the next

one and the one after that. We'll try.

But when it comes to busting his

record, I don't know, boy. Ohoy there.

What vessel are you?

Pride of New Bedford.

180 days out of port

of

Captain bearing joy

forever

and eternal bearing.