Altogether, a trip on the ocean is a very great bore. It does not
compare to the cozy and bustling comforts of an inland trip, especially
if one have the benefits of a Pullman.
The ocean is meant to be looked at and enjoyed—from the shore, or
through books. You may see more of it by going on board a ship. It is
pretty apt to see more of you, though, than you do of it. There are many
moments during the first day or two, when, leaning over the taffrail,
you yawp into its face, that it can see clear through to your boots.
That’s the way it was with