Fireball
“The first blew itself out in a couple of days, but the second was more severe and lasted twice as long. Simon was sick in the first, and sicker in the second, but too busy to brood over it. He was left with a confused memory of coldness and wetness and soreness and nausea, but all subordinate to an overpowering weariness.
The second storm had hit them bow on, and for the succeeding four days, without sight of sun or stars, they had no idea where they were being carried through the howling grey ...waste of water. But they emerged from it still pointed west, and with a fresh southeaster that filled the sails as soon as they were rehoisted. The chickens that had been taken on board at Dubris had been laying unattended, and though some of the eggs were broken, there were enough whole for Brad to cook them ham and eggs—a combination new to Curtius and Bos and greeted with enthusiasm as a specimen of the cuisine of their country-to-be. Simon did not feel hungry when the cooking started, but by the time the meal was ready, nausea had given way to hunger, and he wolfed it down with the rest.MoreLess
The second storm had hit them bow on, and for the succeeding four days, without sight of sun or stars, they had no idea where they were being carried through the howling grey ...waste of water. But they emerged from it still pointed west, and with a fresh southeaster that filled the sails as soon as they were rehoisted. The chickens that had been taken on board at Dubris had been laying unattended, and though some of the eggs were broken, there were enough whole for Brad to cook them ham and eggs—a combination new to Curtius and Bos and greeted with enthusiasm as a specimen of the cuisine of their country-to-be. Simon did not feel hungry when the cooking started, but by the time the meal was ready, nausea had given way to hunger, and he wolfed it down with the rest.MoreLess
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