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CHAPTER III. 



THE VOYAGE HOME. 



Day-Dreams The Shark and the Dolphin Yarns A 

 Hard Hit The Armourer's Chest Calcutta- The Mar- 

 quis Wellesley The Return Madras A Scene in 

 the Water Trincomalee and Colombo Bombay and 

 Elephanta The Straits of Sumatra, and the Captain's 

 Advice China Seas A Typhoon Canton A Dis- 

 tinguished Naval Officer Parting An Historical Com- 

 parison An Agreeable Shipmate St. Helena The 

 Chops of the Channel -The Pilot Boat A Polite Re- 

 quest The Landing Sentiment. 



DURING this long voyage, unequalled, 

 perhaps, in its duration since, my thoughts 

 often reverted to my happy schooldays; 

 and though with something of a latent, 

 lingering desire for their return, I can- 



