An interesting evening indeed. As I walked back to the galley to find more food for Mr. Lasseter and the others I pondered over the events of the night. The captain seemed worn, and I was sure he would be glad to be leaving this place which had been nothing but sorrow and inconvenience to the ship and its crew. I stopped suddenly with a disturbing thought, I’d seem to have lost the young lady left in my charge and I could not recall where I saw her last. “Oh well, I suppose she’ll turn up somewhere if she didn’t jump ship already.” I went on my way without giving it another thought, my mind already on other matters. “Now….where was that hidden bottle….”