WHALING AND 



unmistakable demonstrations of the pleasure hb 

 found n my society, as well as of his determina- 

 tion not to forego that pleasure for some time. 

 Moreover, the balance of the herd, nearly a hun- 

 dred huge ' bulls, followed implicitly the motions 

 of my friend, and threatened by their sympathetic 

 rejoicings to become exceedingly troublesome. 



I was soon aware that a good degree of gener- 

 alship would be necessary to get safely away. I 

 plucked some grass, and Sancho, appeased, good- 

 naturedly ate it from my hand. I moved slowly 

 on, gathering grass as I went, and thus keeping 

 ais suspicions at rest. In the course of half an 

 hour I found myself by this means within a short 

 distance of the fence. Picking out a part easy to 

 leap over, I gradually, approached it, and finally, 

 with a quick spring placed it between myself and 

 my troublesome friend. 



This violation of confidence aroused his fury ; 

 and with glaring eyes and angry toss of the head 

 he pawed the ground, and bellowed hoarsely at 

 me. I, meantime, not knowing but he might 

 attempt to follow me even over the fence, made 

 good headway toward a turn in the road, where 

 I should get out of sight, and I hoped out of mind 

 This was my last visit. A week after, with many 

 compunctions of conscience, I ate a steak cut from 

 Sancho's fore quarter. 



. Upon my return to Port Louis from Tamatave, 

 aiy good friend Mademoiselle Angelique was mar- 

 ried. I attended the wedding, as her adopted 



