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At the same time there was something in his expression which showed a slight deficiency of intellect . The look-outs were then set , and every man was put in his station . In a picture , they are huge , uncouth masses , stuck in the sea , while their chief beauty and grandeur , - their slow , stately motion ; the whirling of the snow about their summits , and the fearful groaning and cracking of their parts , - the picture cannot give . The Diana 's crews - a set of worthless outcasts , who had been picked up at the islands from the refuse of whale-ships , - were all as drunk as beasts , and had a set-to , on the beach , with their captain , who was in no better state than themselves . Bill had been standing at the galley-door , with the kid of beef in his hand for the forecastle mess , when , away he went , kid , beef , and all . From where I stood , the two vessels seemed nothing but spars and sails , while their narrow decks , far below , slanting over by the force of the wind aloft , appeared hardly capable of supporting the great fabrics raised upon them . At the same time he cashed the order , which was endorsed to him , * and the next morning , the lad went aboard the brig , apparently in good spirits , having shaken hands with each of us and wished us a pleasant passage home , jingling the money in his pockets , and calling out , " Never say die , while there 's a shot in the locker . As soon as supper was over and the kids cleared away , and each one had taken his smoke , we seated ourselves on our chests round the lamp , which swung from a beam , and each one went to work in his own way , some making hats , others trowsers , others jackets , etc ., etc .; and no one was idle . For two days more the wind blew from the southward and eastward ; or in the short intervals when it was fair , the ice was too thick to run ; yet the weather was not so dreadfully bad , and the crew had watch and watch . Thus , for one year , my mind was set at ease yet it was already six months from the date of the letter , and what another year would bring to pass , who could tell ?