noon
Somebody 's got to work this ship around the Horn . '' When we hoisted the boat on board I found Miss West had gone below . In the chart-room Captain West was winding the chronometers . Mr. Mellaire had turned in to catch an hour or two of sleep ere his watch on deck at noon . Mr. Mellaire , by the way , as I have forgotten to state , does not sleep aft . He shares a room in the ` midship-house with Mr. Pike 's Nancy . Nobody showed sympathy for the unfortunate Greek .