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tail so pepular in all of these islands. Shark meat was sold in 
several of the stalls and seemed highly appreciated by the 
people. 
A fruit resembling red pepper attached to a big kidney 
bean, except that here the red pepper is yellow, reminded me 
that I had encountered the same fruit many years ago in Cen- 
tral America under the name of ‘‘marafion.’’ In the West In- 
dies it is known as ‘‘Cashew.’’ The fruit is pleasant, but has 
decidedly astringent qualities. The ‘‘bean’’ contains a nut 
which is roasted and tastes somewhat like almonds. 
In the streets adjacent to the markets are many shops, some 
of them rather pretentious, where all sorts of things are for 
sale, including French cosmetics and perfumes, which appealed 
to some of our ladies. We had a good deal of trouble in our 
efforts to purchase things, both on account of the language and 
the money. United States or British money is not accepted; so 
Henderson, with his usual generosity, rushed to a bank and se- 
eured a lot of good French coins. We were astonished to find 
that perfectly good French silver would not ‘‘go’’ here, and 
neither will the coins of the neighboring French island of Mar- 
tinigue! An enterprising Creole woman in the market did at 
last change some of our English money, but our patronage was 
much reduced by the unique insularity of the money question. 
The day was rainy and we had to do our sight-seeing between 
showers. We visited the cathedral and admired the gorgeous 
interior with its imposing high alter and many candles. Then 
back to the ‘‘Guiana,’’ contented but tired. It is strange how soon 
the ship becomes home to the traveller and how soon real friend- 
ships are formed aboard, more promptly, it seems to me, on 
these out-of-the-way cruises than on the more imposing trans- 
Atlantic liners in past times. I was reminded of this that same 
eyening when we put into the port of Roseau, Dominica, where 
Mr. Sowray, a friend on my previous trip, came twenty 
miles from his estate to visit an hour with us on board the 
‘‘Guiana.’’ He had left a wife and son in England and was 
anxious to learn the opinion of the United States regarding the 
probable duration of the war. What a curse the thing is 
affecting people even in the remotest islands of the sea! 
That same evening we had a talk by Professor Holborn, one 
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