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his two passengers. Going up and ad- 

 dressing him, I said, that if he could dis- 

 pense with my further services, I begged 

 to be allowed to go on shore in the 

 pilot-boat, as my friends lived near the 

 coast, and I was anxious to get home, 

 and proceeding to the Downs in the 

 ship would take me considerably beyond 

 it. 



To this he politely gave his assent, 

 and wished me good-bye. Turning from 

 him, to take leave of the naval captain 

 I have already spoken of, he took me 

 on one side, and, casting an eye at 

 the shabby state of my uniform, he 

 said : 



"I am afraid you are not sufficiently 

 prepared for any immediate expense, as, 

 from your knocking about from port to 

 port in India, your unexpected return, 

 and our long stay at St. Helena, you 

 cannot have heard from your friends, 

 therefore take this," he added, slipping four 



