How I got through the story I hardly know.

It was a hot night, and I could have choked the tailor who made the coat I wore for this occasion.

The kind governor saw that I had done my part trying to rig like a man ashore, and he invited me to Government House at Reduit, where I found myself among friends.
[F] Guinea-hen It was winter still off stormy Cape of Good Hope, but the storms might whistle there.

I determined to see it out in milder Mauritius, visiting Rose Hill, Curipepe, and other places on the island.

I spent a day with the elder Mr.Roberts, father of Governor Roberts of Rodriguez, and with his friends the Very Reverend Fathers O'Loughlin and McCarthy.