12/24 He assured me that if I would remain a few hours longer some friends from Somerset, near by, would pay us all a visit, and one of the crew, sorting shells on deck, "guessed" they would. The friends came, as even the second mate and cook had "guessed" they would. They were Mr.Jardine, stockman, famous throughout the land, and his family. Mrs.Jardine was the niece of King Malietoa, and cousin to the beautiful Faamu-Sami ("To make the sea burn"), who visited the _Spray_ at Apia. |