THEleadingparticularsofthisnarrationwereallthatAugustuscommunicatedtomewhileweremainednearthebox。Itwasnotuntilafterwardthatheenteredfullyintoallthedetails。Hewasapprehensiveofbeingmissed，andIwaswildwithimpatiencetoleavemydetestedplaceofconfinement。Weresolvedtomakeourwayatoncetotheholeinthebulkhead，nearwhichIwastoremainforthepresent，whilehewentthroughtoreconnoiter。ToleaveTigerintheboxwaswhatneitherofuscouldenduretothinkof，yet，howtoactotherwisewasthequestion。Henowseemedtobeperfectlyquiet，andwecouldnotevendistinguishthesoundofhisbreathinguponapplyingourearscloselytothebox。Iwasconvincedthathewasdead，anddeterminedtoopenthedoor。Wefoundhimlyingatfulllength，apparentlyinadeepstupor，yetstillalive。Notimewastobelost，yetIcouldnotbringmyselftoabandonananimalwhohadnowbeentwiceinstrumentalinsavingmylife，withoutsomeattemptatpreservinghim。Wethereforedraggedhimalongwithusaswellaswecould，althoughwiththegreatestdifficultyandfatigue；
　　Augustus，duringpartofthetime，beingforcedtoclamberovertheimpedimentsinourwaywiththehugedoginhisarms-afeattowhichthefeeblenessofmyframerenderedmetotallyinadequate。Atlengthwesucceededinreachingthehole，whenAugustusgotthrough，andTigerwaspushedinafterward。Allwasfoundtobesafe，andwedidnotfailtoreturnsincerethankstoGodforourdeliverancefromtheimminentdangerwehadescaped。Forthepresent，itwasagreedthatI
　　shouldremainneartheopening，throughwhichmycompanioncouldreadilysupplymewithapartofhisdailyprovision，andwhereI
　　couldhavetheadvantagesofbreathinganatmospherecomparativelypure。
　　Inexplanationofsomeportionsofthisnarrative，whereinIhavespokenofthestowageofthebrig，andwhichmayappearambiguoustosomeofmyreaderswhomayhaveseenaproperorregularstowage，I
　　mustherestatethatthemannerinwhichthismostimportantdutyhadbeenperformedonboardtheGrampuswasamostshamefulpieceofneglectonthepartofCaptainBarnard，whowasbynomeansascarefulorasexperiencedaseamanasthehazardousnatureoftheserviceonwhichhewasemployedwouldseemnecessarilytodemand。A
　　properstowagecannotbeaccomplishedinacarelessmanner，andmanymostdisastrousaccidents，evenwithinthelimitsofmyownexperience，havearisenfromneglectorignoranceinthisparticular。
　　Coastingvessels，inthefrequenthurryandbustleattendantupontakinginordischargingcargo，arethemostliabletomishapfromthewantofaproperattentiontostowage。Thegreatpointistoallownopossibilityofthecargoorballastshiftingpositioneveninthemostviolentrollingsofthevessel。Withthisend，greatattentionmustbepaid，notonlytothebulktakenin，buttothenatureofthebulk，andwhethertherebeafulloronlyapartialcargo。Inmostkindsoffreightthestowageisaccomplishedbymeansofascrew。Thus，inaloadoftobaccoorflour，thewholeisscrewedsotightlyintotheholdofthevesselthatthebarrelsorhogsheads，upondischarging，arefoundtobecompletelyflattened，andtakesometimetoregaintheiroriginalshape。Thisscrewing，however，isresortedtoprincipallywithaviewofobtainingmoreroominthehold；forinafullloadofanysuchcommoditiesasflourortobacco，therecanbenodangerofanyshiftingwhatever，atleastnonefromwhichinconveniencecanresult。Therehavebeeninstances，indeed，wherethismethodofscrewinghasresultedinthemostlamentableconsequences，arisingfromacausealtogetherdistinctfromthedangerattendantuponashiftingofcargo。Aloadofcotton，forexample，tightlyscrewedwhileincertainconditions，hasbeenknown，throughtheexpansionofitsbulk，torendavesselasunderatsea。
　　Therecanbenodoubteitherthatthesameresultwouldensueinthecaseoftobacco，whileundergoingitsusualcourseoffermentation，wereitnotfortheintersticesconsequentupontherotundityofthehogsheads。
　　Itiswhenapartialcargoisreceivedthatdangerischieflytobeapprehendedfromshifting，andthatprecautionsshouldbealwaystakentoguardagainstsuchmisfortune。Onlythosewhohaveencounteredaviolentgaleofwind，orratherwhohaveexperiencedtherollingofavesselinasuddencalmafterthegale，canformanideaofthetremendousforceoftheplunges，andoftheconsequentterribleimpetusgiventoallloosearticlesinthevessel。Itisthenthatthenecessityofacautiousstowage，whenthereisapartialcargo，becomesobvious。Whenlying-toespeciallywithasmallbeadsail，avesselwhichisnotproperlymodelledinthebowsisfrequentlythrownuponherbeam-ends；thisoccurringeveneveryfifteenortwentyminutesuponanaverage，yetwithoutanyseriousconsequencesresulting，providedtherebeaproperstowage。Ifthis，however，hasnotbeenstrictlyattendedto，inthefirstoftheseheavylurchesthewholeofthecargotumblesovertothesideofthevesselwhichliesuponthewater，and，beingthuspreventedfromregainingherequilibrium，asshewouldotherwisenecessarilydo，sheiscertaintofillinafewsecondsandgodown。Itisnottoomuchtosaythatatleastone-halfoftheinstancesinwhichvesselshavefounderedinheavygalesatseamaybeattributedtoashiftingofcargoorofballast。
　　Whenapartialcargoofanykindistakenonboard，thewhole，afterbeingfirststowedascompactlyasmaybe，shouldbecoveredwithalayerofstoutshifting-boards，extendingcompletelyacrossthevessel。Upontheseboardsstrongtemporarystanchionsshouldbeerected，reachingtothetimbersabove，andthussecuringeverythinginitsplace。Incargoesconsistingofgrain，oranysimilarmatter，additionalprecautionsarerequisite。Aholdfilledentirelywithgrainuponleavingportwillbefoundnotmorethanthreefourthsfulluponreachingitsdestinationthis，too，althoughthefreight，whenmeasuredbushelbybushelbytheconsignee，willoverrunbyavastdealonaccountoftheswellingofthegrainthequantityconsigned。Thisresultisoccasionedbysettlingduringthevoyage，andisthemoreperceptibleinproportiontotheroughnessoftheweatherexperienced。Ifgrainlooselythrowninavessel，then，iseversowellsecuredbyshifting-boardsandstanchions，itwillbeliabletoshiftinalongpassagesogreatlyastobringaboutthemostdistressingcalamities。Topreventthese，everymethodshouldbeemployedbeforeleavingporttosettlethecargoasmuchaspossible；
　　andforthistherearemanycontrivances，amongwhichmaybementionedthedrivingofwedgesintothegrain。Evenafterallthisisdone，andunusualpainstakentosecuretheshifting-boards，noseamanwhoknowswhatheisaboutwillfeelaltogethersecureinagaleofanyviolencewithacargoofgrainonboard，and，leastofall，withapartialcargo。Yettherearehundredsofourcoastingvessels，and，itislikely，manymorefromtheportsofEurope，whichsaildailywithpartialcargoes，evenofthemostdangerousspecies，andwithoutanyprecautionwhatever。Thewonderisthatnomoreaccidentsoccurthandoactuallyhappen。AlamentableinstanceofthisheedlessnessoccurredtomyknowledgeinthecaseofCaptainJoelRiceoftheschoonerFirefly，whichsailedfromRichmond，Virginia，toMadeira，withacargoofcorn，intheyear1825。Thecaptainhadgonemanyvoyageswithoutseriousaccident，althoughhewasinthehabitofpayingnoattentionwhatevertohisstowage，morethantosecureitintheordinarymanner。Hehadneverbeforesailedwithacargoofgrain，andonthisoccasionhadthecornthrownonboardloosely，whenitdidnotmuchmorethanhalffillthevessel。
　　Forthefirstportionofthevoyagehemetwithnothingmorethanlightbreezes；butwhenwithinaday’ssailofMadeiratherecameonastronggalefromtheN。N。E。whichforcedhimtolie-to。Hebroughttheschoonertothewindunderadouble-reefedforesailalone，whensherodeaswellasanyvesselcouldbeexpectedtodo，andshippednotadropofwater。Towardnightthegalesomewhatabated，andsherolledwithmoreunsteadinessthanbefore，butstilldidverywell，untilaheavylurchthrewheruponherbeam-endstostarboard。Thecornwasthenheardtoshiftbodily，theforceofthemovementburstingopenthemainhatchway。Thevesselwentdownlikeashot。ThishappenedwithinhailofasmallsloopfromMadeira，whichpickeduponeofthecrewtheonlypersonsaved，andwhichrodeoutthegaleinperfectsecurity，asindeedajollyboatmighthavedoneunderpropermanagement。
　　ThestowageonboardtheGrampuswasmostclumsilydone，ifstowagethatcouldbecalledwhichwaslittlebetterthanapromiscuoushuddlingtogetherofoil-casks{*1}andshipfurniture。I
　　havealreadyspokenoftheconditionofarticlesinthehold。OntheorlopdecktherewasspaceenoughformybodyasIhavestated
　　betweentheoil-casksandtheupperdeck；aspacewasleftopenaroundthemainhatchway；andseveralotherlargespaceswereleftinthestowage。NeartheholecutthroughthebulkheadbyAugustustherewasroomenoughforanentirecask，andinthisspaceIfoundmyselfcomfortablysituatedforthepresent。
　　Bythetimemyfriendhadgotsafelyintotheberth，andreadjustedhishandcuffsandtherope，itwasbroaddaylight。Wehadmadeanarrowescapeindeed；forscarcelyhadhearrangedallmatters，whenthematecamebelow，withDirkPetersandthecook。
　　TheytalkedforsometimeaboutthevesselfromtheCapeVerds，andseemedtobeexcessivelyanxiousforherappearance。AtlengththecookcametotheberthinwhichAugustuswaslying，andseatedhimselfinitnearthehead。Icouldseeandheareverythingfrommyhiding-place，forthepiececutouthadnotbeenputback，andIwasinmomentaryexpectationthatthenegrowouldfallagainstthepea-jacket，whichwashunguptoconcealtheaperture，inwhichcaseallwouldhavebeendiscovered，andourliveswould，nodoubt，havebeeninstantlysacrificed。Ourgoodfortuneprevailed，however；andalthoughhefrequentlytoucheditasthevesselrolled，heneverpressedagainstitsufficientlytobringaboutadiscovery。Thebottomofthejackethadbeencarefullyfastenedtothebulkhead，sothattheholemightnotbeseenbyitsswingingtooneside。AllthistimeTigerwaslyinginthefootoftheberth，andappearedtohaverecoveredinsomemeasurehisfaculties，forIcouldseehimoccasionallyopenhiseyesanddrawalongbreath。
　　Afterafewminutesthemateandcookwentabove，leavingDirkPetersbehind，who，assoonastheyweregone，cameandsathimselfdownintheplacejustoccupiedbythemate。HebegantotalkverysociablywithAugustus，andwecouldnowseethatthegreaterpartofhisapparentintoxication，whilethetwootherswerewithhim，wasafeint。Heansweredallmycompanion’squestionswithperfectfreedom；
　　toldhimthathehadnodoubtofhisfather’shavingbeenpickedup，astherewerenolessthanfivesailinsightjustbeforesundownonthedayhewascutadrift；andusedotherlanguageofaconsolatorynature，whichoccasionedmenolesssurprisethanpleasure。Indeed，I
　　begantoentertainhopes，thatthroughtheinstrumentalityofPeterswemightbefinallyenabledtoregainpossessionofthebrig，andthisideaImentionedtoAugustusassoonasIfoundanopportunity。
　　Hethoughtthematterpossible，buturgedthenecessityofthegreatestcautioninmakingtheattempt，astheconductofthehybridappearedtobeinstigatedbythemostarbitrarycapricealone；and，indeed，itwasdifficulttosayifbewasatanymomentofsoundmind。Peterswentupondeckinaboutanhour，anddidnotreturnagainuntilnoon，whenhebroughtAugustusaplentifulsupplyofjunkbeefandpudding。Ofthis，whenwewereleftalone，Ipartookheartily，withoutreturningthroughthehole。Nooneelsecamedownintotheforecastleduringtheday，andatnight，IgotintoAugustus’berth，whereIsleptsoundlyandsweetlyuntilnearlydaybreak，whenheawakenedmeuponhearingastirupondeck，andI
　　regainedmyhiding-placeasquicklyaspossible。Whenthedaywasfullybroke，wefoundthatTigerhadrecoveredhisstrengthalmostentirely，andgavenoindicationsofhydrophobia，drinkingalittlewaterthatwasofferedhimwithgreatapparenteagerness。Duringthedayheregainedallhisformervigourandappetite。Hisstrangeconducthadbeenbroughton，nodoubt，bythedeleteriousqualityoftheairofthehold，andhadnoconnexionwithcaninemadness。I
　　couldnotsufficientlyrejoicethatIhadpersistedinbringinghimwithmefromthebox。ThisdaywasthethirtiethofJune，andthethirteenthsincetheGrampusmadesadfromNantucket。
　　OnthesecondofJulythematecamebelowdrunkasusual，andinanexcessivelygood-humor。HecametoAugustus’sberth，and，givinghimaslapontheback，askedhimifhethoughthecouldbehavehimselfifhelethimloose，andwhetherhewouldpromisenottobegoingintothecabinagain。Tothis，ofcourse，myfriendansweredintheaffirmative，whentheruffiansethimatliberty，aftermakinghimdrinkfromaflaskofrumwhichhedrewfromhiscoat-pocket。
　　Bothnowwentondeck，andIdidnotseeAugustusforaboutthreehours。Hethencamebelowwiththegoodnewsthathehadobtainedpermissiontogoaboutthebrigasbepleasedanywhereforwardofthemainmast，andthathehadbeenorderedtosleep，asusual，intheforecastle。Hebroughtme，too，agooddinner，andaplentifulsupplyofwater。ThebrigwasstillcruisingforthevesselfromtheCapeVerds，andasailwasnowinsight，whichwasthoughttobetheoneinquestion。Astheeventsoftheensuingeightdayswereoflittleimportance，andhadnodirectbearinguponthemainincidentsofmynarrative，Iwillherethrowthemintotheformofajournal，asIdonotwishtoomitthemaltogether。
　　July3。Augustusfurnishedmewiththreeblankets，withwhichI
　　contrivedacomfortablebedinmyhiding-place。Noonecamebelow，exceptmycompanion，duringtheday。Tigertookhisstationintheberthjustbytheaperture，andsleptheavily，asifnotyetentirelyrecoveredfromtheeffectsofhissickness。Towardnightaflawofwindstruckthebrigbeforesailcouldbetakenin，andverynearlycapsizedher。Thepuffdiedawayimmediately，however，andnodamagewasdonebeyondthesplittingoftheforetopsail。DirkPeterstreatedAugustusallthisdaywithgreatkindnessandenteredintoalongconversationwithhimrespectingthePacificOcean，andtheislandshehadvisitedinthatregion。Heaskedhimwhetherbewouldnotliketogowiththemutineersonakindofexploringandpleasurevoyageinthosequarters，andsaidthatthemenweregraduallycomingovertothemate’sviews。TothisAugustusthoughtitbesttoreplythathewouldbegladtogoonsuchanadventure，sincenothingbettercouldbedone，andthatanythingwaspreferabletoapiraticallife。