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over, and always worth meeting. One of the first invitations we 
received was to an ‘‘at home’’ from Governor and Lady Probyn. 
One the afternoon designated we took carriages and proceeded 
to Government House where the military guards saluted as we 
passed and an attendant received us at the door. The ‘‘at 
home’’ was held in the beautiful park-like grounds of Govern- 
ment House, where his Excellency and Lady Probyn received 
their guests informally and sent them with an attendant to the 
pavilion where tea and other refreshments were served. Ten- 
nis was the order of the day and the excellent courts were 
surrounded by seats for the convenience of guests, and a mili- 
tary band performed very creditably. Here were congregated 
most of the élite of the colony, who watched the game or strolled 
about the grounds at will. We met a number of delightful 
people and found ourselves at once welcomed into Barbadian 
society. 
Governor Probyn was appointed soon after this to a new post 
at Jamaica, and our friend Colonial Secretary Fell was made 
acting Governor until the new incumbent, who was then some- 
where on the other side of the world, should arrive at Barbados. 
We were entertained on several occasions by Governor Fell, 
and he did everything that the most friendly interest could 
devise to make the stay of our party on Pelican Island pleas- 
ant and profitable. This attitude was of course a most for- 
tunate one for us and we were made to feel ourselves among 
friends from the very start. Sir Frederick Clark called very 
soon after our arrival and we met him on several occasions. He 
was very much interested in our investigations concerning the 
white ‘‘sea egg.”’ 
Another home whose hospitality we much enjoyed was that of 
Sir Gilbert and Lady Carter. Their residence ‘ flarocourt’’ 
was one of the most imposing that we saw, and was constructed 
after plans drawn up by Lady Carter, who is an American 
woman, by the way. She even executed some of the carvings in 
stone, which are greatly admired. Sir Gilbert has served in 
various parts of the world and has been Governor of the Ba- 
hamas and later of Barbados. We were particularly interested 
in numerous objects which he had brought from Africa, such 
as weapons and carvings in wood, and it was here that we first 
