Under sail . ck. Andree, Strindberg,and Fraenkel were not fools as some think, butfearless scientists who took a legitimate chanceto explore the unknown polar regions; fate wasagainst them, but even so, they have left thememory of a brave deed inscribed on the brightscroll of Swedish honor. Old Smith had a dog-eared copy of MarcusAurelius that had served its noble duty in dis-cussions with Jimmy Marshall, while the latterwas deep in the wisdom of King Solomon. Idont know what Brenden read, but he was agreat letter writer, and often received taking pictures one day, Brenden askedme to
Under sail . ck. Andree, Strindberg,and Fraenkel were not fools as some think, butfearless scientists who took a legitimate chanceto explore the unknown polar regions; fate wasagainst them, but even so, they have left thememory of a brave deed inscribed on the brightscroll of Swedish honor. Old Smith had a dog-eared copy of MarcusAurelius that had served its noble duty in dis-cussions with Jimmy Marshall, while the latterwas deep in the wisdom of King Solomon. Idont know what Brenden read, but he was agreat letter writer, and often received taking pictures one day, Brenden askedme to take a picture of him reading a letter fromhis girl Hilda. The Letters of One Brenden,Able Seaman on the ship A, J. Fullerj wouldcertainly make quaint reading, could they be got LOADING SUGAR 265 at and translated, for Brenden conducted his cor-respondence in German. Mike, and Martin and Fred were mere jfillersin. Beef on a rope, and able eaters, they remainas memories, indistinct and still quite clear; they. BRKNDEN READING LETTER never succeeded in making an impression on thelife of the ship but were the background of thatdistant time, seldom saying anything that was lis-tened to. Of Tommy, or the more dignifiedTom, we will learn more later on. He was a manwith a past, and I hope a future, for he certainlyearned the right to a very bright one while onthe Fuller; that future, however, did not lie onthe sea. As high admiral of a pickle barge andfleet commander of a whole flotilla of shelf jugs 266 UNDER SAIL full of vinegar and preserved edibles, in his owndelicatessen store, he may have risen to success. Scouse never read anything; he was too busythinking, and as he did less and less talking asthe voyage lengthened, we concluded he must bea very deep fellow. Scouse had points, and Ihave no doubt after all the hazing afloat andskinning ashore, he learned and digested lessonsof the utmost value. Peter, of whom so much has been said and solittle told, was in a way the most inter
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