34 HARK FORRARD! 



CHAPTER IV 



THE LAND OF THE SETTING SUN 



At length arrived the eighth day, when the 

 various passengers on board the ' Scythia ' bid 

 adieu to the good ship which had safely borne 

 them over the pathless waste, and also to their 

 various fellow-passengers whose acquaintance 

 they had made during the voyage. It is, 

 Ho those who think,' quite a sad page in 

 life's book, this separation. Even one short 

 week spent on board ship will enable one to 

 know one's fellow men and women better than 

 years spent within visiting distance in the 

 country, and when the voyage lasts for six 

 weeks, as is the case when the journey is to 

 Australia, the truest and most lasting friend- 

 ships are made, ay, and in many instances life- 

 long partnerships agreed upon. 



