Wednesday morning, Ja\u2019y 26\/98.<\/p>\n

We have had a very rough night. The ship rolled heavily & every movable thing in our berths topsy turvy. No sleep after 2 a.m., & there was a very poor muster at breakfast. Every table had the fiddles[1]<\/a> on and yet every article was rolled about: cups upset, food shuffled off the plates & a terrible uproar, the ship now & again trembling dreadfully. Rolling is, of course, not so bad as diving, but the discomfort is a quantity to be reckoned with. It\u2019s very cold too, & no promenading on deck.<\/p>\n

It is nearly noon with us & the letter box is fixed for clearance at noon, ready for Port Said. We will arrive latter by some hours than we had anticipated & we [1:62] won\u2019t be sorry. Now I will close as there is nothing to record of special interest. I will post again when opportunity occurs.<\/p>\n

You will have got Malta letter ere now, & you should get Brindisi letter tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Good morning.<\/p>\n

Posted at sea, noon, 26 Jan\u2019y, on board P&O\u00a0SS \u201cVictoria\u201d.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s looking very murky all around us & the steamer still labouring.<\/p>\n

[1:63]<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> A device (as a slat, rack, or light railing) to keep dishes from sliding off a table aboard ship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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