Fritz supplied and roasted the game,--a fine bustard, the flesh of which resembles a turkey, and a brace of partridges.

Ernest brought pines, melons, and figs; Jack should have supplied the fish, but was able only to procure oysters, crabs, and turtles' eggs.

Francis had the charge of the dessert, which consisted of a dish of strawberries, honeycomb, and the cream of the cocoa-nut.

I had contributed a bottle of Canary wine, that we might drink mamma's health.

All was arranged on a table in the middle of the _Franciade_, and my sons returned to accompany the expedition next day.
The morning was beautiful, and the sun shone brightly on our emigration.
My wife was anxious to set out, expecting she should have to return to her aerial dwelling.