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a flat bottom sailing dinghy which I had secured to take the place of a much 

 heavier boat, and had found to be a valuable improvement. We arrived 

 on shore by wading the last hundred yards. Here we were immediately 

 received by the Roman Catholic Church, in the person of a Catechist. 

 It was necessary to visit the church and the school. In the latter building, 

 the first floor was a school-room; there was a small school-room on the 

 second floor, and a very small room which was the Post Office as well as 

 the cubicle for Father Gabrael when he was staying there. With great 

 respect and showing his admiration, the Catechist pointed to the good 

 Father's bed and called attention to its narrowness and hardness. Then, 

 WQ must cHmb a ladder through the roof to see the fine view from this 

 wonderful two-story building. When we reached terra firma, we found 

 a group of small children gathered outside, one of whom, aged about 

 four, was crying vociferously. As we moved towards them, the weeping 

 one fled from us as fast as she could run. Fan asked one of the older girls 

 why the little one was so frightened. "It's because de lady have a white 

 face an' a red mouf," she was told. It was quite likely the first time the 

 child had seen a white woman or any white person except Father Gabrael, 

 who is probably always heavily sunburned. We departed to the shore 

 and there found an important-looking negro waiting for us. Our guide 

 introduced him as "De 'piscopal Catechist." We had not time to visit 

 his church and school, to his great disappointment. Rome had scored as 

 usual by her eternal vigilance. 



As we returned to Buckaroo, the sun was setting and the fishing party 

 was in sight. They arrived with four Bone fish and fully satisfied with 

 the catch. Fulfillment of the descriptions they had heard of this sport 

 had not disappointed them. After ascertaining which of the crew repre- 

 senting "Andros Fisheries Limited" was the treasurer, we completed 

 the terms of our contract; they hoisted sail and departed, making a beau- 

 tiful picture against the glowing sunset. 



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