Atdinnerintheevening，awell—writtenoriginalpoemwasrecitedwithspiritbyoneoftheship\'scaptains，andthirteenregulartoastswerewasheddownwithseveralbasketsofchampagne。Thespeecheswerebadexecrablealmostwithoutexception。Infact，withoutanyexceptionbutone。
CaptainDuncanmadeagoodspeech;hemadetheonlygoodspeechoftheevening。Hesaid:
\"Ladiesandgentlemen:Maywealllivetoagreenoldageandbeprosperousandhappy。Steward，bringupanotherbasketofchampagne。\"
Itwasregardedasaveryableeffort。
Thefestivities，sotospeak，closedwithanotherofthosemiraculousballsonthepromenadedeck。Wewerenotusedtodancingonanevenkeel，though，anditwasonlyaquestionablesuccess。Buttakeitalltogether，itwasabright，cheerful，pleasantFourth。