20 IN THE LAND OF THE BORA. 



there was a house near the little pier, there must 

 he water at least as near as that, so selected this 

 as our camping-ground, although it was rather 

 more exposed, both to the sun and wind, than I 

 could have wished. But there was no choice — 

 nor, indeed, any time to spare. 



One of the Zara harbour porters whom we had 

 brought with us showed considerable smartness in 

 learning the somewhat complicated mechanism of 

 the thirteen-foot balloon tent which Piggotts had 

 sent out, but it was late before we bade them 

 farewell on their return to the town. It was still 

 later before our little leg of Dalmatian mutton 

 appeared on the table ; and I think we must have 

 been the latest inhabitants of Pasman Island to 

 turn in that night. 



We ascertained next day that there was a 

 well of excellent water not sixty yards inland. 

 Pasman is the best provided with water of all 

 the Dalmatian islands ; there are many wells, 

 and the water in all is sweet, whereas on the 

 other scoglia it is generally brackish at best. 



The site we had selected proved to be a liigli- 

 road, and not only that, but the best bit of road 

 in the whole island. However, as there is no 

 wheel traffic on any of the islands we visited, 

 our occupying four-fifths of the thoroughfare did 

 not much matter, for nothing ever passed except 

 cattle or an occasional stalwart Morlak on a very 



