RoysaysifIspend，includingmyoutfitting，500pounds，itwillbebeyondtheextreme。Butnowforstillworsenews。TheroundtheworldisnotCERTAIN，butthechancemostexcellent。Tillthatpointisdecided，Iwillnotbeso。Andyoumaybelieve，afterthemanychangesIhavemade，thatnothingbutmyreasonshalldecideme。

　　Fitz—Roysaysthestormyseaisexaggerated;thatifIdonotchoosetoremainwiththem，IcanatanytimegethometoEngland，somanyvesselssailthatway，andthatduringbadweather（probablytwomonths），ifIlikeIshallbeleftinsomehealthy，safeandnicecountry;thatIshallalwayshaveassistance;thathehasmanybooks，allinstruments，guns，atmyservice;thatthefewerandcheaperclothesItakethebetter。Themannerofproceedingwilljustsuitme。Theyanchortheship，andthenremainforafortnightataplace。IhavemadeCaptainBeaufortperfectlyunderstandme。HesaysifIstartanddonotgoroundtheworld，Ishallhavegoodreasontothinkmyselfdeceived。Iamtocallthedayafterto—morrow，and，ifpossible，toreceivemorecertaininstructions。Thewantofroomisdecidedlythemostseriousobjection;butCaptainFitz—Roy（probablyowingtoWood’sletter）seemsdeterminedtomakeme[as]comfortableashepossiblycan。Ilikehismannerofproceeding。Heaskedmeatonce，\"ShallyoubearbeingtoldthatIwantthecabintomyself——whenIwanttobealone？Ifwetreateachotherthisway，Ihopeweshallsuit;ifnot，probablyweshouldwisheachotheratthedevil。\"

　　Westopaweekat[the]MadeiraIslands，andshallseemostof[the]bigcitiesinSouthAmerica。CaptainBeaufortisdrawingupthetrackthroughtheSouthSea。Iamwritingin[a]greathurry;Idonotknowwhetheryoutakeinterestenoughtoexcusetreblepostage。IhopeIamjudgingreasonably，andnotthroughprejudice，aboutCaptainFitz—Roy;ifso，Iamsureweshallsuit。Idinewithhimto—day。Icouldwrite[a]greatdealmoreifIthoughtyoulikedit，andIhadatpresenttime。Thereisindeedatideintheaffairsofman，andIhaveexperiencedit，andIhadENTIRELY

　　givenituptilloneto—day。

　　Lovetomyfather。DearestSusan，good—bye。

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