CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Prosperity is the best protector of principle.
-- Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
EVENING--11th.

Sailed in the Rosetta.

This is a poor old ship, and ought to be insured and sunk.

As in the 'Oceana', just so here: everybody dresses for dinner; they make it a sort of pious duty.

These fine and formal costumes are a rather conspicuous contrast to the poverty and shabbiness of the surroundings.