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In one of his home letters, later, he said of her: She was the most refined, intelligent, cultivated lady in the ship, and altogether the kindest and best. Well, you will, and he will dim even those ruddy fires and look like atransfigured Adonis backed against a pink sunset. He always does, since he has no high opinion of my medical skills. I went on watch sleepy and remained miserable, sleepy, and wretched, straight along through the four hours.

So it appears that he was not always readingMacaulay or studying French and astronomy, but sometimes went frivolingwith his old chief, now his chum, always his dear friend. Miss Spaulding (now Mrs. e went along--the humor of it--and thathe frequently laughed as some whimsicality or new absurdity came into hismind. He winked and smirked at me through the cloud of smoke.