IN THE LAND OF THE BORA. 43 



CHAPTER VI. 



In the morning we bade farewell to our host, 

 as I may call the priest, Dom Nicolo Milic, Saint 

 Justina's Isle belonging to the Church. He fur- 

 nished us with a letter to the one at Morter Island, 

 whither we were bound. We struck our tent about 

 one, and, sailing about two, reached Morter village 

 before four, having hugged the shore nearly all 

 the way. The voyage was perhaps the most un- 

 interesting which we made in Dalmatia ; but the 

 combination of a fine day, a fair wind, and a fast 

 sailing -boat made a pleasure of it. 



The priest here, Dom Niko Plancic, also a 

 young man, was quite as willing as the last to 

 assist us, but totally at a loss where to suggest 

 " a pitch." I had, however, kept my eyes open 

 coming into Morter bay, and had noticed a possible 

 place about half a mile north-east of the village, 

 and adjoining the local cemetery. To this spot 

 we proceeded, and found what we decided would 

 do, though it was rather stony. It was on the 

 point which forms the eastern limit of the bay. 



