CHAPTER XII. 



IN THE AZORES. 



WHERE to settle and what to do with one's self in 

 Europe on a limited income, after a life of freedom 

 spent in India, with a certain amount of luxury, I 

 did not know. I liked Syria, but my belongings did 

 not, and after trying various parts of France, Spain 

 and Portugal, I crossed over to the Azores, intending 

 to settle for a time in the large island of St. Michael's, 

 but I found the place so full, principally with 

 American visitors, that induced by the representa- 

 tions of a naturalised Portuguese American, I 

 crossed over to Fayal, but before doing so, I visited 

 St. Mary's, the only island where there are any 

 numbers of the French partridges left. All the 

 islands once had them, but they are now virtually 

 extinct in most. There are a few left in Pico, but so 

 few as not to count, and also an occasional one is 

 seen in St. Michael's, but in St. Mary's they are fairly 

 plentiful. I had excellent sport with quail and blue 

 rocks in the three days I spent there. This is the 

 only island of the group where no volcanic eruption 

 has taken place since their discovery. All the islands 

 are well- stocked with quail, which are not migratory, 

 and which were probably introduced ; but how to 



