Chapter 9 Summary

Still without wind, Jaggery continues to work the men hard. One day, Charlotte is reading to a crewmember named Ewing as he sews a patch onto his clothes. He breaks his needle, and Charlotte offers to fetch him another one from his trunk. In order to do so, she must enter the forecastle, a place she has never dared to enter before. As she approaches Ewing's room, she overhears men talking about how many men have joined their group. The men do not like having Charlotte on the ship. Charlotte knocks on the door, and Fisk opens it. She is let into the dark, smelly room, and while she can see that there are other men in the room, she is unable to tell who they are. She finds Ewing's trunk, and when she opens it, the first thing she sees is a...