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THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS

for the engines to stop their racket, but, waiting, he fell asleep again, and when he next awoke the silence was for a moment quite startling.

"Down again," he murmured comfortably. "Fine! Nice and quiet!"

Then he really and truly went to sleep.