• Was the crew well? Was I not? I had profited in many ways by the voyage. I had even gained flesh, and actually weighed a pound more than when I sailed from Boston.

    Joshua Slocum: Was the crew well? Was I not? I had profited in many ways by the voyage. I had even gained flesh, and actually weighed a pound more than when I sailed from Boston.
    Joshua Slocum (1985). “The Voyages of Joshua Slocum”, p.372, Sheridan House, Inc.