The first thing she noticed was the captain and mate arguing again about the navigation. Then at last the captain called to her, just as she was going off watch.
When the watch on deck changed a few hours later, Jennifer Jane made sure that she wasn’t wanted for any particular task and climbed as high up the foremast as she possibly could.
Jennifer Jane walked off slowly, saying in a voice just loud enough to be heard, “I only thought you might have been having a problem with your longitude. I was going to offer to help.”