ThecompletenessoftheequipmentwasalsoinotherrespectslargelyduetothepublicspiritofCaptainFitz—Roy。Heprovidedathisowncostanartist，andaskilledinstrument—makertolookafterthechronometers。
（Eitheroneorbothwereonthebooksforvictuals。）CaptainFitz—Roy’swishwastotake\"somewell—educatedandscientificperson\"ashisprivateguest，butthisgenerousofferwasonlyacceptedbymyfatheronconditionofbeingallowedtopayafairshareoftheexpenseoftheCaptain’stable;
hewas，moreover，ontheship’sbooksforvictuals。
Inalettertohissister（July1832）hewritescontentedlyofhismanneroflifeatsea:——\"IdonotthinkIhaveevergivenyouanaccountofhowthedaypasses。Webreakfastateighto’clock。Theinvariablemaximistothrowawayallpoliteness——thatis，nevertowaitforeachother，andboltofftheminuteonehasdoneeating，etc。Atsea，whentheweatheriscalm，Iworkatmarineanimals，withwhichthewholeoceanabounds。IfthereisanyseaupIameithersickorcontrivetoreadsomevoyageortravels。Atonewedine。Youshore—goingpeoplearelamentablymistakenaboutthemanneroflivingonboard。Wehaveneveryet（norshallwe）dinedoffsaltmeat。Riceandpeasandcalavansesareexcellentvegetables，and，withgoodbread，whocouldwantmore？JudgeAldersoncouldnotbemoretemperate，asnothingbutwatercomesonthetable。Atfivewehavetea。
Themidshipmen’sberthhavealltheirmealsanhourbeforeus，andthegun—