Captain " Jim " was " visibly " worried." He " was " a " handsome " man " nearly " Bifty " with " short " black " hair " and " a " slight " whiteness " at " the " temples," slightly " balding," a " lean " and " handsome " Bigure," over " six " feet " tall." He " had " always " preferred " to " wear " long " trousers," because " they " made " him " look " more " elegant " and " this " came " handier " because " he " had " contacts " with " passengers." Captain " Jim " had " started " his " maritime " career " aboard " cargo " ships," arriving " for " the " Birst " time " on " board " a " passenger " ship " with " the " rank " of " second " ofBicer." But " because " of " his " knowledge," only " 30," he " had " got " the " command " of " a " cargo " ship;" he " had " sailed " with " it " for " about " ten " years," until " he " was " appointed " commander " of " a " cruise " liner." At " the " moment " he " was " at " his " 12th " embarkation " on " board " the " Silver ' Star," each " lasting " 6Z8 " months " and " two " rest " periods." So," he " had " spent " many " years " at " sea," almost " all " of " them " in " the " PaciBic " and " the " Asian " seas." That " was " a " long " time " which " had " always " prevented " him " from " getting " married," to " start " a " family."« How " can " you " have " a " family " when " you ' re " always " at " sea?»" he " thought." So " he " had " only " Bleeting " and " occasional " affairs " with " women," between " an " embarkation " and " another …" and " not " always …" This " was " his " relationship " with " the " fair " sex."
The " second " in " command " Alessandro " Guagliardo," on " the " contrary," preferred " to " wear " shorts." Alessandro " was " a " few " years " younger " than " the " captain," and " he " was " ItalianZAmerican." He," too," was " lean," wore " a " thin " moustache " under " a " slightly " aquiline " nose," which " had " earned " him " the " joking " nickname " of "“ Al " the " Eaglet”," meaning " that " he " was " trying " to " Bly " but " never " could." In " fact," the " nickname " had " also " another " motivation:" Alessandro " tried " to " seduce " a " lot " of " women " aboard," women " of " the " crew " and " passengers," but " it " seemed " he " didn’ t " do " much …" So " it " seemed." He " was " really " a " nice " guy," he " could " take " a " joke," but " he " became " stern " when " needed." He " too " was " unmarried," but " for " another " reason:" he " loved " women " too " much " to " be " able " to " marry " only " one!" Only " one " woman " would " never " be " enough " for " him," he " said " to " everyone." But " really," how " many " women " did " he " have?" He " too " had " a " maritime " experience " similar " to " that " of " the " captain," so " many " years " on " cargo " ships " as " a " second " ofBicer," but " he " had " sailed " across " the " Atlantic " Ocean " on " routes " to " Europe " and " Africa." Then " he " had " embarked " as " Birst " ofBicer " on " a " cruise " liner," which " was " sailing " in " the " Caribbean " sea," until " he " was " appointed " secondZinZcommand " on " the " Silver ' Star." At " that " time " he " was " in " his " 7th " embarkation," he " had " an " excellent " knowledge " of " the " ship " and " crew "( most " people " were " the " same " for " years)" and " could " call " himself " a " friend " of " Captain " Jim. Alessandro " came " near " Captain " Jim.—" Jim," why " don ' t " you " go " to " sleep?"—" Alessandro " asked."—" You " look " very " tired." I " can " take " control "…—" No," Alessandro." I " wouldn’ t " sleep "…" after " the " news " Chiao " Chuang " gave " me "…"
He " made " me " feel " anxious.
—" But " you " know "…" it " could " not " happen " anything "…"—" Alessandro " replied "—" and " all " your " tension " would " be " groundless …" thereby," what " should " you " do?" Never " you " sleep " all " cruise " long?