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。

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