Thecrunchingofthegravelandtherattleofthesentry’smusketatsaluterecalledhimtohishighofficeandtothedutiesofthemorning。Hewavedhishand，and，asthoughitwereawand，thesentrymovedagain，makinghiswaytothekitchen-garden，andsoaroundGovernmentHouseandbacktothelawn-tenniscourt，maintaininginhissolitarypilgrimagethedignityofherMajesty’srepresentative，aswellasherMajesty’spowerovertheWindlessIsles。
TheGovernorsmiledslightly，withtheeaseofmindofonewhofindsallthingsgood。Supremeauthority，surroundingsofendlessbeauty，therespectful，evenhumble，deferenceofhisinferiors，andneverevenanoccasionalvisitfromasuperior，hadinfouryearsloweredhimintoabedofeaseandself-
satisfaction。Hewascutofffromtheworld，andyetofit。
Eachmonththerecame，viaJamaica，thethreeweeks’oldcopyofTheWeeklyTimes;hesubscribedtoMudie’sColonialLibrary;
andfromtheStateshehadimportedanAmericanlawn-mower，themechanismofwhichnooneasyetunderstood。Withinhisownbordershehadcreatedahealthy，orderlyseaportoutofwhathadbeenasinkoffeverandarefugeforallthene’er-do-wellsandfugitiverevolutionistsofCentralAmerica。