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hens that were tied two and two, and wandered over the deck at will, 
as well as Domingo, the leanest, dirtiest, tiniest tramp kitten that any 
country ever saw. 
Don Pablo and Don Ramon, another friend, came out and saw us 
off, and by seven o'clock we were sailing out of the harbor, headed for 
Toboga Island, for ballast and fresh water. All trace of the deadly 
heat ashore was gone, and the effects, a slight fever that all experienced, 
quickly disappeared. When darkness came, we slept on deck under the 
stars, wrapped in blankets, and awoke in the morning to find the boat 
at anchor just off the little town of Toboga. It was raining gently, but 
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no one cared, and after coffee we went ashore to buy eggs, pineapples, 
and bananas, and incidentally to get a shore breakfast. This was served 
in a neat room by pretty Indian girls, and was the best meal we had 
eaten for a week. 
The town has about one hundred dwellings of bamboo, plastered 
with cow dung, and a small church. It is nestled at the foot of a high 
ridge, cultivated almost to the top, while about the houses cluster cocoa- 
nut palms, pawpaw and chicle trees. It is a very healthy place, as the 
water is good and there are no mosquitoes. Late in the afternoon we 
got away, but as the wind was light, we did little but drift. Then it 
