The Sea Lions

Chapter 27

We have little pleasure in exhibiting pictures of human suffering; and

shall say but little of the groans and pains that Daggett uttered and

endured, while undergoing that most agonizing process of having the frost

taken out of his system by cold applications. It was the only safe way of

treating his case, however, and as he knew it, he bore his sufferings as

well as man could bear them. Long ere the return of day he was released

from his agony, and was put back into his berth, which had been

comfortably arranged for him, having the almost unheard-of luxury of

sheets, with an additional mattress.

As Stephen remarked, when the men were told to try and get a little sleep,

"There's plenty of berths empty, and each on us can have as many clothes

and as warm a bed as he can ask for,