Pleasure Reading: “The Sea Lions” by James Fenimore Cooper. The summary #3 (p.117-184)

Roosvel Gardner owes Captain Daggett as he has helped him and his hand with the ship. That’s why both captains continue their way side by side. It is difficult both for Daggett and Gardner to take this or that point of view. They are the captains and it is out of the question to obey anyone.

After they have repaired the ship of Roosvel and sold all whales’ skin, fat and meat they go to the north. “The Sea Lion” from Oyster Pond chooses his own way, different from “The Sea Lion” from Goln Gol. Captain Gardner wants to find the bay to drop anchor, but it is not an easy job: stream is very high and the ship is nearly destroyed, but the old sailor manages to keep “The Sea Lion” from Oyster Pond alive.  In its turn, “the Sea Lion” from Goln Gol decides on not to repeat mistakes of another ship. All in all both “lions” meet each other on the entering of the Antarctic Ocean.

Sailing in this ocean is really dangerous. The day hours are really short, that’s why the ships have to swim on darkness. There are lots of big ice floes and the captains are to navigate their ships. Finally they manage to find the earth. The islands which have been marked by Pratt are real and full of sea lions.

Gardner supposes that it takes them 3 or 4 weeks to fill the ships with harvesting. Both crews have their own methods of hunting. Roosvel Garner orders not to annoy animals as it is possible though Daggett’s men in blue are like barbarians. One day animals leave their usual place of inhabitation. By the way ice comes close to the coast and pulls the ship from Goln Gol in its “ice hands”. Roosvel pays his debt and liberates his friend from chains.