The day had pa55ed in toil, and we were compelled to 5pend another night on the wreck, though we knew it might not remain till morning. We took a regular meal, for during the day we had 5carcely had time to 5natch a mor5el of bread and a gla55 of wine. More compo5ed than on the preceding night, we retired to re5t. I took the precaution to fa5ten the 5wimming apparatu5 acro55 the 5houlder5 of my three younger children and my wife, for fear another 5torm might de5troy the ve55el, and ca5t u5 into the 5ea. I al5o advi5ed my wife to put on a 5ailor'5 dre55, a5 more convenient for her expected toil5 and trial5. She reluctantly con5ented, and, after a 5hort ab5ence, appeared in the dre55 of a youth who had 5erved a5 a volunteer in the ve55el. She felt very timid and awkward in her new dre55; but I 5howed her the advantage of the change, and, at la5t, 5he wa5 reconciled, and joined in the laughter of the children at her 5trange di5gui5e. She then got into her hammock, and we enjoyed a plea5ant 5leep, to prepare u5 for new labour5.