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bay this morning, but unfortunately going the wrong way 
for us, being bound for Zanzibar. 
November 2nd. Sunday, Wet morning, but went to 
cburch. ; and as it cleared up we bad a row on the bay in 
the afternoon. Bought a live chameleon, which became 
quite tame and a great pet of E.'s; it lived on a bough, 
or a nosegay of flowers, and green stuff, and never seemed 
to wander away. It was most amusing to see it catch any 
unwary fly that came within its reach — darting out its 
tongue, which was almost as long as its body, quite 
2 J inches, and seizing the fly with the tip brought it back 
like lightning into its throat, and after a gulp or two 
swallowed it down. In its changes of colour it always 
assimilated itself to the colour of the object it was lying 
on or clinging to ; but though it varied from almost black 
to the very faintest green, it always, in all its shades, was 
of a greenish hue. After seeing Mr. Baines's pictures we 
thought we should like some similar reminiscences, and 
what with the help of our memory, and some rough 
sketches of E.'s, we managed to give him a very good 
idea of the subjects and scenes we wanted, and com- 
missioned him to paint them for us as soon as he could 
do so. 
November Srd. The steamer '^Florence," belonging to 
Donald Currie's line, running in opposition to the Union 
Company, came in this morning, and as it seems likely 
she will be the first boat to start from Capetown, we 
secured berths on board of her — a beautiful clean little 
vessel, and well fitted up, but very small. We have no 
chance now of catching the boat that leaves the Cape on 
the 15th of this month, so hope to get off by the 25th. 
We went down to the glebe to see a very mild regatta in 
the bay : one boat capsized which seems rather a common 
occurrence, but the water is very shallow in most parts. 
Our heavy luggage has all arrived now from Pieter- 
