ladyishtreasures。Thegrossofthenativepassengersweremoreill-favoured：tall，powerfulfellows，welltattooed，andwithdisquietingmanners。Somethingcoarseandjeeringdistinguishedthem，andIwasoftenremindedoftheslumsofsomegreatcity。
Onenight，asduskwasfalling，awhale-boatputinonthatpartofthebeachwhereIchancedtobealone。Sixorsevenruffianlyfellowsscrambledout；allhadenoughEnglishtogiveme’good-
bye，’whichwastheordinarysalutation；or’good-morning，’whichtheyseemedtoregardasanintensitive；jestsfollowed，theysurroundedmewithharshlaughterandrudelooks，andIwasgladtomoveaway。IhadnotyetencounteredMr。Stewart，orIshouldhavebeenremindedofhisfirstlandingatAtuonaandthehumoristwhonibbledattheheel。Buttheirneighbourhooddepressedme；andI
felt，ifIhadbeenthereacastawayandoutofreachofhelp，myheartwouldhavebeensick。
Norwasthetrafficaltogethernative。Whilewelayintheanchoragetherebefellastrangecoincidence。Aschoonerwasobservedatseaandaimingtoenter。Weknewalltheschoonersinthegroup，butthisappearedlargerthanany；shewasrigged，besides，aftertheEnglishmanner；and，comingtoananchorsomewayoutsidetheCASCO，showedatlasttheblueensign。Therewereatthattime，accordingtorumour，nofewerthanfouryachtsinthePacific；butitwasstrangethatanytwoofthemshouldthusliesidebysideinthatoutlandishinlet：strangerstillthatintheowneroftheNYANZA，CaptainDewar，Ishouldfindamanofthesamecountryandthesamecountywithmyself，andonewhomIhadseenwalkingasaboyontheshoresoftheAlpesMaritimes。