gangplank in an offhand manner I said to myself they treated you as a king on the Empress of Japan the least you can do here is sit at the captain's table sure you'll sit at the captain's table the ship got underway and as we steamed out of the harbor word was received from the dining room steward for passengers to appear in the dining room for assignments to tables about half the assignments had been made when I came before him he asked me for my ticket which I placed on the table he glanced at it and then to me saying oh yes table