HEL At this moment Quartermaster George Thomas Rowe was standing watch on the after bridge. For him too, it had been an uneventful night – just the sea, the stars, the biting cold. As he paced the deck, he noticed what he and his mates called ‘whiskers ’round the light’ – tiny splinters of ice in the air, fine as dust, that gave off myriads of bright colours whenever caught in the glow of the deck lights.

Then suddenly he felt a curious motion break the steady rhythm of the engines. It was a little like coming alongside a dock wall rather heavily. He glanced forward – and stared again. A windjammer, sails set, seemed to be passing along the starboard side. Then he realized it was an iceberg, towering perhaps a hundred feet above the water. The next instant it was gone, drifting astern into the dark.

Inferences are when you think about what you already know and apply it to what you are reading to come up with a new understanding.

Write down one inference you can make about Quartermaster George Thomas Rowe (how would you describe him) and then copy and paste the text you would use to support your inference.

Sentence Starter: I think Quartermaster George Thomas Rowe is adjective to describe him here because in text, it says “fill in quote here.”