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The lad went up to him with the most complete assurance , and raising his hat , wished him a good afternoon . We had now a fair wind , daylight , and comparatively clear weather ; yet , to the surprise of every one , the ship continued hove-to . As soon as the boy found himself actually at sea , and upon a voyage of two or three years in length , his spirits failed him ; he refused to work , and became so miserable , that Captain Arthur took him into the cabin , where he assisted the steward , and occasionally pulled and hauled about decks . The steward had heard the captain say something about the straits of Magellan , and the man at the wheel fancied he had heard him tell the " passenger " that , if he found the wind ahead and the weather very bad off the Cape , he should stick her off for New Holland , and come home round the Cape of Good Hope . " Lest his purpose should cool , I signed an order for the sum upon the owners in Boston , gave him all the clothes I could spare , and sent him aft to the captain , to let him know what had been done . Sometimes , when I was at the wheel of a calm night , and the steering required no attention , and the officer of the watch was forward , he would come aft and hold a short yarn with me ; but this was against the rules of the ship , as is , in fact , all intercourse between passengers and the crew . As we left home about the same time , we had nothing to tell one another ; and , owing to our different situations on board , I saw but little of him on the passage home .