48 SOME BIRDS OF THE CANARY ISLANDS 



One evenino" we spent at the priest's house, which 

 was quite an imposing building" for P\icrteventura, and 

 possessed c\ patio. Lorenzo enjoyed himself vastly that 

 same evening, and I think monopolised a large share of 

 the conversation. I heard him speaking of the life in 

 great cities, though he had never been outside the 

 Canary Islands. Then he could speak a little English 

 it seemed, and the Englishman before he went to bed 

 always said " Gool nai," and again, if he were to find 

 himself in London, he would be able to speak English 

 quite well in three weeks, I think the glass of beer 

 which the priest produced for our delectation picked him 

 up a little, for he had had some long days carrying the 

 cameras about, and I noticed, as we found ourselves at 

 home again, that he patted the brindled watch-dog, a 

 thino- I had never seen him do before. 



