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fort to the relatives who have to mourn his loss. 

 Throughout the day he suffered from the most profuse 

 perspiration, but he was able to hold a long conversation 

 with Mr. Bock, and spoke to him hopefully of the future.. 

 In the afternoon I took him by his request to his cabin, 

 when, complaining of feeling very weak, he laid down. In 

 a few minutes he dozed off, but wandered very much at 

 times until the evening, when on being raised by his 

 wish to have some food he instantly turned deadly faint, 

 and after being laid down again at once he was with 

 difficulty revived by stimulants and by rubbing the 

 extremities. Lorenzo arrived just at this time, and 

 Ranfurly became sufficiently conscious to be able to 

 give him a look of recognition, though he did not attempt 

 to speak ; and then so gradually and tranquilly did he 

 fall into his last sleep, that it was impossible to fix by 

 some moments the exact time about sunset when the 

 dread words had to be said that all was over for him 

 whom we had so much loved. 



Vivian shortly went on shore to make arrangements 

 with the Governor for the funeral to take place early to- 

 morrow morning, and received from him the promise 

 that men should be kept at work all night. Our first 

 idea was to bring poor Ranfurly's remains to England, 

 but we found that this was impossible from the means 

 not being at hand ; and we have therefore consented 

 to their being laid in some ground on an island near the 



