And
once up-stairs there were various chores which were waiting for him in
the galley, so that he was kept running until breakfast was served.
And then it was time to begin paring vegetables again. This turned out
to be the invariable daily programme, and Archie became rather
discouraged. Had it not been for the thought that by doing this he was
saving money to send home, he would have been miserable indeed, but
this idea kept him hopeful. He was seasick, too, for a time, and was
obliged to keep cleaning vegetables in the galley during the whole
period of his suffering. The days when he was ill in this way were the
most disagreeable ones of the voyage, and Archie often described
afterward his feelings as he sat peeling potatoes with a bucket
standing beside him. Each night he slept like a log, and each morning
he was obliged to get up at four o'clock and start work again. It was
the same thing day after day, tiresome and monotonous, so that Archie
wasn't sorry when the beautiful island hove in sight, and they
anchored in the picturesque bay of Honolulu.
Once at Honolulu, Archie's term of service on board the liner was
over, and he was glad, indeed, to get ashore, where he learned that
the transport had not yet arrived, but was expected in two or three
days' time. These two or three days Archie determined to spend in
sightseeing, and he spent his time to excellent advantage in visiting
every quarter of Honolulu and seeing every side of life in the
Hawaiian capital.
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