.M._

From 4 till 5. 2d Lieut., 1st Master, 2d Mid. First Part of the
Port Watch. Second Part of the Port Watch off Duty. All the
Starboard Watch study and recite till 6.

From 5 till 6. 4th Lieut., 3d Master, 4th Mid. Second Part of the
Port Watch. First Part of the Port Watch off Duty.

_Second Dog Watch, from 6 till 8 P.M._

From 6 till 7. 1st Lieut., 2d Master, 1st Mid. First Part of the
Starboard Watch. Second Part of the Starboard Watch off Duty. All
the Port Watch study and recite till 8.

From 7 till 8. 3d Lieut., 4th Master, 3d Mid. Second Part of the
Starboard Watch. First Part of the Starboard Watch off Duty.

_Breakfast._

Port Watch, 7-1/2 o'clock. Starboard Watch, 8 o'clock.

_Dinner._

Starboard Watch, 11-1/2 o'clock. Port Watch, 12 o'clock.

_Supper._

Starboard Watch, 5-1/2 o'clock. Port Watch, 6 o'clock.

The watch bill for the second day was the same, with the exception of
the names of the watches and quarter watches. The entire programme was
reversed by the operation of the dog watches, which substituted "port"
for "starboard," and "starboard" for "port," in the next day's routine.

When the boys were permitted to go below, they rushed to the watch
bills, and studied them faithfully, till they fully understood the
programme. Each student ascertained his duty for the night, and his
off-time and study-hours for the next day, which were included in the
first day's bill.

"I go on at twelve o'clock," said Paul Kendall, in the after cabin, when
he had examined the bill.

"And I go on deck at eight o'clock," added Joseph Haven, the first
lieutenant. "I shall have a chance to sleep from ten till four in the
morning, and an hour and a half, from six till half past seven."

"I shall have my watch below from two till breakfast time. I don't think
we need wear ourselves out under this arrangement."

"No; I thought we should be obliged to take four hours of duty at a time
on deck."

"How will it be when we have rough weather?" asked Paul.

"I don't know; I suppose we must take our chances then."

"What do you think of Shuffles' case?" added Paul.

"He will get the worst of it."

"I'm sorry for him. He behaved first rate last year, though they say he
used to be a hard fellow."

"What's the use of a fellow doing as he has done?" said Haven, with
palpable disgust. "He can't make anything by it."