midnight
Wish I had some formaldehyde gas . Have told mate to sprinkle chloride of lime in Lindstrom 's bunk and to dust the walls and floors of the forecastle and sick bay with it . That is the only disinfectant I have aboard in quantity . At midnight I flipped the coin -- heads I 'd take it ; tails I would n't . The coin fell heads -- and I took it . Four a.m. -- Mustered the crew and gave them a lecture on bubonic plague . I have sufficient antipest serum for four men .